Keyword
late
- tardy
- slow
- to delay
- Frequency
- #1378
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
chí100%
Mnemonic
辶 (walk) gives the meaning and 尺 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
迟
late; delayed; slow
延迟
to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag
迟到
to arrive late
推迟
to postpone; to put off; to defer
迟早
sooner or later
迟迟
late (with a task etc); slow
迟钝
slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)
迟缓
slow; sluggish
迟疑
to hesitate
凌迟
the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)
迟滞
delay; procrastination
毫不迟疑
without the slightest hesitation
尉迟
two-character surname Yuchi
迟延
to delay
姗姗来迟
to be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming
事不宜迟
the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose
迟浩田
Chi Haotian (1929-), Chinese Minister of National Defense 1993-2003
至迟
at the latest
尉迟恭
General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
迟暮
(literary) dusk; twilight; (fig.) the twilight of one's life; one's declining years
迟误
to delay; to procrastinate
迟交
to delay handing over (payment, homework etc)