怠

idle; lazy; negligent; careless

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,026 U+6020

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 (semantic, “mind”) + 台 (phonetic, tái)

components: 台心

negligent · Heisig RSH #1909

台 platform + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 台

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 台 (tái) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
台 sound component	tái	platform; unit; term of address
胎	tāi	embryo, fetus; car tire
始	shǐ	to begin, to start; beginning
抬	tái	to carry, to lift, to raise
怡	yí	gladness, joy, pleasure; harmony
苔	tái	moss, lichen
笞	chī	bamboo rod used for beatings
贻	yí	to hand down, to give to, to bequeath
殆	dài	almost, probably; danger, peril; to endanger
饴	yí	syrup; sweet-meat, sweet-cake
眙	yí	to gaze at; a place name
鲐	tái	mackerel; Pneumatophorus japonicus
跆	tái	to trample, to kick
炱	tái	soot
绐	dài	to pretend, to fool, to cheat
诒	yí	to bequeath, to pass on
迨	dài	while, until; to seize, to arrest
邰	tái	a state in Shanxi province; surname
骀	tái	tired old horse; tired, exhaused

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
职业倦怠症	zhí yè juàn dài zhèng	professional boredom syndrome
不怠	bù dài	unremitting in one's efforts
怠工	dài gōng	to slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike)
怠速	dài sù	(automotive) idling; idle speed
不懈怠	bù xiè dài	untiring; without slacking
怠慢	dài màn	to slight; to neglect
怠忽	dài hū	to neglect
懒怠	lǎn dài	lazy
倦怠	juàn dài	worn out; exhausted; dispirited
懈怠	xiè dài	slack; lazy; remiss
怠惰	dài duò	idleness