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Character #793 · The First 1000

chí

tardy

late; delayed; slow

Strokes
715
TraditionalSimplified
遲 迟
Poster cell
I29
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • tuīchí to postpone
  • chídào to arrive late
  • chíyí to hesitate
  • chízǎo sooner or later
  • chíchí late
  • chíhuǎn slow
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 迟遲

Write 迟遲 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, chí, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell I29 · 28 × 36 grid

迟遲 is #793 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 迟 mean in English?
迟 (chí) means "tardy": late; delayed; slow.
How do you pronounce 迟?
迟 is pronounced chí in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄔˊ.
How many strokes does 迟 have?
The simplified form, 迟, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 遲, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 迟?
The traditional form of 迟 is 遲. 迟 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 遲 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 迟?
Common words that use 迟 include 推迟 (tuīchí, to postpone), 迟到 (chídào, to arrive late), 迟疑 (chíyí, to hesitate), 迟早 (chízǎo, sooner or later).
How common is 迟?
迟 is number 793 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell I29 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.