踌躇

Traditional form:

躊躇

Pinyin (reading):

chóuchú

Definitions:

• to hesitate
• (literary) to pace back and forth
• (literary) self-satisfied

Characters:

• 踌 - to falter, to hesitate; smug, self-satisfied
• 躇 - to hesitate, to falter; undecided

Traditional characters:

• 躊 - to falter, to hesitate; smug, self-satisfied
• 躇 - to hesitate, to falter; undecided