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迟
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tardy

HSK 10 N2
Human →Actions →Change
chí
チ
おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い
지
Components
Traditional (遲)
辶 walk+ 犀 rhinoceros =
遲 tardy
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
walk
犀 Phonetic component
xī rhinoceros
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Simplified (迟)
辶 walk+ 尺 ruler =
迟 late
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
尺 Phonetic component
chǐ ruler
Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
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Japanese (遅)
辶 walk =
遅 tardy
辶
辶
walk
𡱝
𡱝
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
遲
Regular
Modern
Chinese
迟 / 遲 [Chí]
surname Chi
迟 / 遲 [chí]
late; delayed; slow
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
遅 ち
Chi surname
遅 つう
Tsuu surname
CHINESE WORDS (31)
迟到 [chí​dào] #1,206
to arrive late
推迟 [tuī​chí] #5,874
to postpone
迟早 [chí​zǎo] #3,649
sooner or later
迟迟 [chí​chí] #26,311
late (with a task etc)
延迟 [yán​chí] #9,707
to delay
迟钝 [chí​dùn] #7,110
slow in one's reactions
迟疑 [chí​yí] #15,861
to hesitate
迟缓 [chí​huǎn] #19,929
slow
姗姗来迟 [shān​shān​lái​chí] #43,605
to be late
迟滞 [chí​zhì] #31,607
delay
21 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (140)
⭐ 遅い [おそい] #709
slow
⭐ 遅れる [おくれる] #1,156
to be late
⭐ 鈍い [にぶい] #3,574
dull (e.g. a knife)
⭐ 遅刻 [ちこく] #4,181
lateness
⭐ 手遅れ [ておくれ] #6,026
being too late
遅く [おそく] #6,891
late
夜遅く [よるおそく] #7,872
late at night
⭐ 遅れ [おくれ] #7,929
delay
遅すぎる [おそすぎる] #12,696
to be too late
遅らせる [おくらせる] #14,312
to delay
130 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
지체 #39,003
delay