Memory phrase for the character: 迟

迟

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Meaning

late, delayed, slow

Pronunciation

 chí

Explanation

 Left: movement 辶, right: Chinese foot 尺 (30.3 cm) = a person 尸 [with belly 口] who puts one foot in front of the other when measuring that distance.

Mnemonic
 
If you only put one foot in front of the other when moving, you are slow and it will be late.

Radicals

辶 movementIn some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
尺 chin. foot
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 Vocabulary

延迟 yán chí  to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate
推迟 tuī chí  to postpone; to put off; to defer
迟缓 chí huǎn  slow; sluggish
迟暮 chí mù  past one's prime
迟钝 chí dùn  slow (witted); stupid
姗姗来迟 shān shān lái chí  to be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming
姗姗来迟 shān shān lái chí  

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