迟
late; delayed; slow
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,877 U+8FDF
How 迟 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 尺 (phonetic, chǐ)
How to remember it
tardy · Heisig RSH #2139
flag + eyedropper + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尺
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尺 (chǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尺 sound component | chǐ | ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft. |
| 呎 | chǐ | foot |
Words containing 迟
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 说时迟，那时快 | shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài | (idiom) no sooner said than done; before you know it |
| 船到江心，补漏迟 | chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí | It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom) |
| 出来混迟早要还的 | chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de | if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it |
| 迟发性损伤 | chí fā xìng sǔn shāng | delayed lesion |
| 事不宜迟 | shì bù yí chí | the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose |
| 迟交 | chí jiāo | to delay handing over (payment, homework etc) |
| 毫不迟疑 | háo bù chí yí | without the slightest hesitation |
| 迟了 | chí le | late |
| 迟到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 推迟 | tuī chí | to postpone; to put off; to defer |
| 差迟 | chā chí | variant of 差池[cha1 chi2] |
| 迟滞现象 | chí zhì xiàn xiàng | hysteresis |
| 迟早 | chí zǎo | sooner or later |
| 迟顿 | chí dùn | inactive; obtuse |
| 至迟 | zhì chí | at the latest |
| 迟浩田 | Chí Hào tián | Chi Haotian (1929-), Chinese Minister of National Defense 1993-2003 |
| 延迟 | yán chí | to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag |
| 迟延 | chí yán | to delay |
| 迟疑 | chí yí | to hesitate |
| 迟慢 | chí màn | slow; late |