滞
(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
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How 滞 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 带 (phonetic, dài)
How to remember it
stagnant · Heisig RSH #422
带 sash + 水 water
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 滞
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滞纳金 | zhì nà jīn | overdue fine; late fine |
| 停滞不前 | tíng zhì bù qián | stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill |
| 滞期费 | zhì qī fèi | demurrage charge (shipping) (currency) |
| 目光呆滞 | mù guāng dāi zhì | to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom) |
| 气滞 | qì zhì | stagnation of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM) |
| 滞后 | zhì hòu | to lag behind |
| 板滞 | bǎn zhì | stiff; dull |
| 滞纳 | zhì nà | overdue (payment); in arrears |
| 黏滞性 | nián zhì xìng | viscosity |
| 迟滞现象 | chí zhì xiàn xiàng | hysteresis |
| 滞塞 | zhì sāi | to obstruct |
| 滞留 | zhì liú | (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to b… |
| 滞留锋 | zhì liú fēng | stationary front (meteorology) |
| 暗滞 | àn zhì | dull (complexion) |
| 滞销 | zhì xiāo | to sell poorly; unmarketable; slow-moving (product, inventory etc) |
| 停滞 | tíng zhì | stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down |
| 阻滞 | zǔ zhì | to clog up; silted up |
| 凝滞 | níng zhì | to stagnate; to congeal; (fig.) to stop still; to freeze |
| 黏滞 | nián zhì | viscous |
| 呆滞 | dāi zhì | dull; lifeless; sluggish |