Memory phrase for the Kanji: 滞
滞
Hanzi-Trainer
Meaning
inhibit, block, sluggish
Pronunciation
zhì
Explanation
Left: water 氵, right: belt 带 (A belt 一 in 3 positions as a cover 冖 for the cloth 巾)
Mnemonic
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(To build a pond with a dam/dike) The water within the 'belt' is inhibited & sluggish.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
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停滞
tíng zhì
stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down
阻滞
zǔ zhì
to clog up; silted up
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
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