chí

late

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

Components
辶 meaning component

  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

is a component form of .

尺 sound component

  Sound component

chǐchě

  

traditional Chinese unit of length ~ 1 foot

Evolution

迟 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
迟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
迟 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
迟 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
迟 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

chí

late, tardy; slow; delay; late; delayed

() 

Chí

surname Chi

Most common words with 迟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

迟到

to arrive late

late

推迟

to postpone

迟早

sooner or later

迟迟

slow