迟滞
chí​zhì

delay

迟 chí late Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 尺 represents the sound. Simplified form of 遲.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

尺
尺 Sound component
chǐ traditional Chinese unit of length ~ 1 foot

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

滞 zhì, chì block up Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 带 represents the sound. Simplified form of 滯.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

带
带 Sound component
dài belt

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

遲 chí late Traditional

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

walk

犀
犀 Sound component
xī rhinoceros

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrijl<r>ə[j] slow

說文解字

徐行也。从辵犀聲。《詩》曰：“行道遲遲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

滯 block up Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 帶 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

帶
帶 Sound component
dài belt

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrjejH[d]r[a][t]-sobstruct
Zhengzhangdads
Unicodedjhiɛ̀i

說文解字

凝也。从水帶聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)