迟(chí)

HSK 47 strokesTrad. 遲

surname Chi

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Character information

Pinyin
chí
Meaning
surname Chi
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
遲

Origin & structure

Where 迟 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶尺

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 尺 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

辶chuò尺chǐ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 迟 step by step

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

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Words with 迟

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

tuī推chí迟
HSK 4

to postpone

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chí迟dào到
HSK 4

to arrive late

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chí迟zǎo早
HSK 7-9

sooner or later

Open 迟早 page →
chí迟yí疑
HSK 7-9

to hesitate

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chí迟chí迟
HSK 7-9

late (with a task etc)

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líng凌chí迟

the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital puni…

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wèi尉chí迟

two-character surname Yuchi

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chà差chí迟

variant of 差池[cha1 chi2]

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Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 迟’s common words

推到早疑凌尉差

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