Dong Chinese dictionary

chí

late

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 尺 represents the sound. Simplified form of 遲.

Components

辶 Meaning component

chuò

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

尺 Sound component

chǐ, chě

traditional Chinese unit of length ~ 1 foot

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

chí

late, tardy; slow; delay; late; delayed

Chí

surname Chi

Most common words with 迟

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