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
迟钝
chídùn
slow-witted; dull; sluggish
Characters in this word
钝 dùn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 屯 village, hamlet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 人老了，反应就变得有些迟钝。 Rén lǎo le, fǎnyìng jiù biàn de yǒuxiē chídùn. As people age, their reactions become a bit slow.
- 他对别人的情绪很迟钝，常常说错话。 Tā duì biérén de qíngxù hěn chídùn, chángcháng shuō cuò huà. He is insensitive to other people's feelings and often says the wrong thing.
- 天太冷，手指冻得有点迟钝，写不好字。 Tiān tài lěng, shǒuzhǐ dòng de yǒudiǎn chídùn, xiě bù hǎo zì. It's so cold that my fingers are numb and sluggish and I can't write well.
Related words
- 迟到 chídào to be late
- 推迟 tuīchí to postpone
- 迟 chí late
- 迟迟 chíchí for a long time; delayed; slow to happen
- 迟缓 chíhuǎn slow; delayed; sluggish
- 迟疑 chíyí hesitant; to hesitate
- 迟早 chízǎo sooner or later
- 糊涂 hútu muddled; confused
- 不知所措 bùzhīsuǒcuò to be at a loss; not know what to do
- 痴迷 chīmí to be obsessed with; to be infatuated with
- 不假思索 bùjiǎsīsuǒ without thinking; without hesitation
- 沉迷 chénmí to be obsessed with; addicted to