滞
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(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 水 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 滯
- Common rank
- #2,151
- Unicode
- U+6EDE
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
stagnant · Heisig RSH #422
带 sash + 水 water
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 滞
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滞纳金 | overdue fine; late fine | |
| 停滞不前 | stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill | |
| 滞期费 | demurrage charge (shipping) (currency) | |
| 目光呆滞 | to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom) | |
| 气滞 | stagnation of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM) | |
| 滞后 | to lag behind | |
| 板滞 | stiff; dull | |
| 滞纳 | overdue (payment); in arrears | |
| 黏滞性 | viscosity | |
| 迟滞现象 | hysteresis | |
| 滞塞 | to obstruct | |
| 滞留 | (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to b… | |
| 滞留锋 | stationary front (meteorology) | |
| 暗滞 | dull (complexion) | |
| 滞销 | to sell poorly; unmarketable; slow-moving (product, inventory etc) | |
| 停滞 | stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down | |
| 阻滞 | to clog up; silted up | |
| 凝滞 | to stagnate; to congeal; (fig.) to stop still; to freeze | |
| 黏滞 | viscous | |
| 呆滞 | dull; lifeless; sluggish |