滞(zhì)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad. 滯

(bound form) sluggish

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Character information

Pinyin
zhì
Meaning
(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
滯

Origin & structure

Where 滞 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵带

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 带 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ带dài

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 滞 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 滞

Common words using 滞 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhì滞hòu后
HSK 7-9

to lag behind

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zhì滞liú留
HSK 7-9

(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); t…

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tíng停zhì滞

stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down

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níng凝zhì滞

to stagnate; to congeal; (fig.) to stop still; to freeze

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dāi呆zhì滞

dull; lifeless; sluggish

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tíng停zhì滞bù不qián前

stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant

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zhì滞nà纳jīn金

overdue fine

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zhì滞zhàng胀

stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation)

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From 滞’s common words

后留停凝呆不前纳

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