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CHINESE CHARACTER

遲 (chí): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

chí
tardy, slow, late; to delay
HSK —15 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

辶 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 遲.

Phonetic component

犀 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 15

Write 遲 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 遲 (chí) mean in Chinese?

tardy, slow, late; to delay

How do you write 遲 in stroke order?

遲 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 遲?

辶 is the radical in 遲. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 遲?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.