chí

HSK 5
common

Meaning of

迟 means slow; tardy; sluggish; late; behind time; behind schedule. Pronounced chí. HSK 5.

  • slow; tardy; sluggish
  • late; behind time; behind schedule
  • a surname

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

guī
de
hěn
chí
 

The turtle crawls very slowly.

Zhè
jiàn
shì
tài
chí
chǔ
 

This matter should not be handled too slowly.

de
dòng
zuò
yǒu
xiē
chí
huǎn
 

His movements are somewhat sluggish.

dǎo
zhì
jiāo
tōng
chí
zhì
 

Heavy fog caused traffic delays.

fǎn
yìng
chí

slow reaction