Memory phrase for the character: 迟

迟

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Meaning

late, delayed, slow

Pronunciation

chí

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: Chinese foot 尺 (30.3 cm) = a person 尸 [with belly 口] who puts one foot in front of the other when measuring that distance.

Mnemonic

If you only put one foot in front of the other when moving, you are slow and it will be late.

Radicals

辶	movement	In some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
尺	chin. foot

Vocabulary

延迟	yán chí	to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate
推迟	tuī chí	to postpone; to put off; to defer
迟缓	chí huǎn	slow; sluggish
迟暮	chí mù	past one's prime
迟钝	chí dùn	slow (witted); stupid
姗姗来迟	shān shān lái chí	to be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming

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