zhì

block up

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

带 sound component

  Sound component

dài

  

belt

Evolution

滞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
滞 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
滞 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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zhì

block up, obstruct; stagnant; sluggish

Most common words with 滞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

停滞

stagnation

滞留

to detain

滞后

to lag behind

sluggish

阻滞

to clog up