zhì

block up

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

帶 sound component

  Sound component

dài

  

belt

Evolution

滯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
滯 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
滯 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
滯 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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zhì

block up, obstruct; stagnant; sluggish

Most common words with 滯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

停滞

stagnation

滞留

to detain

滞后

to lag behind

sluggish

阻滞

to clog up