迂滞
yū​zhì

impractical

迂 yū doctrinaire

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 于 represents the sound.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

于
于 Sound component
yú at

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartʔjuqʷ(r)aastray; far
hju[ɢ]ʷ(r)abend, deflect; far away
Zhengzhangqʷa
qʷaʔ
ɢʷa

說文解字

避也。从辵于聲。

Sources

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

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

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)