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迟

chí

late

A person running toward a gate
Memory picture

Character

迟 chí

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 尺 ruler, tape-measure
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 你来迟了。 Nǐ lái chí le. You came late.
  • 今天不迟。 Jīntiān bù chí. Today is not late.
  • 他起得迟。 Tā qǐ de chí. He gets up late.

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