滞

滯

zhì

带 + 氵

Definitions

zhì (adjective) stagnant; sluggish; blocked

zhì (verb) to stagnate; to be held up; to lag behind

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 带 represents the sound. Simplified form of 滯.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 带

About

The character 滞 signifies stagnation or impaired flow. It is a phono-semantic compound formed by the water radical 氵, indicating its semantic category, and the phonetic component 带 (dài). The traditional form 滯 employs the corresponding traditional element 帶. The water radical originally evoked the image of an obstruction in a river's current. This core meaning of blockage or delay has since broadened to describe any hindered progress. The character is notably used in economic terms for unsalable goods or stagnant markets, and in medicine for symptoms like poor digestion or circulatory issues.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

交通已经停滞了。

Jiāotōng yǐjīng tíngzhì le.

Traffic has stagnated.

商品滞销很严重。

Shāngpǐn zhìxiāo hěn yánzhòng.

The goods are selling very poorly.

他因雨滞留在家。

Tā yīn yǔ zhìliú zài jiā.

He was stuck at home due to rain.

经济发展停滞不前。

Jīngjì fāzhǎn tíngzhì bù qián.

Economic development has stagnated.

水流淤滞导致污染。

Shuǐliú yūzhì dǎozhì wūrǎn.

Water flow congestion leads to pollution.

滞纳金会增加成本。

Zhìnàjīn huì zēngjiā chéngběn.

Late fees will increase costs.

由于管理不善，项目进度滞后了。

Yóuyú guǎnlǐ bù shàn, xiàngmù jìndù zhìhòu le.

Due to poor management, the project progress has lagged behind.

市场需求的突然变化使产品滞销情况加剧。

Shìchǎng xūqiú de tūrán biànhuà shǐ chǎnpǐn zhìxiāo qíngkuàng jiājù.

The sudden change in market demand has exacerbated the product's sluggish sales.

Related Characters

Component: 带

Component: 氵

滞