遅

See also 遲, and 迟

Translingual

shinjitai	遅
simplified	迟
traditional	遲

Etymology

Japanese shinjitai Simplified from 遲 (犀 → 𡱝) (𡱝 = 尸 + 羊).

In present form Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 辶 (“motion”) + phonetic 𡱝; fuller decomposition 辶 + 尸 + 羊.

Han character

遅 (radical 162 辵+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 卜尸廿手 (YSTQ))

1. late, tardy
2. slow
3. delay

References

• KangXi: page 1261, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38989
• Dae Jaweon: page 1751, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3868, character 1
• Unihan data for U+9045

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Japanese

Kanji

遅 (common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• On: ち (chi)
• Kun: おそい (osoi), おくれる (okureru), まつ (matsu)

Compounds

• 遅い (おそい, osoi)
• 遅れる (おくれる, okureru)

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Korean

Hanja

遅 (hangeul 지, revised ji, McCune-Reischauer chi, Yale ci)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

遅 (pinyin chí (chi2), Wade-Giles ch'ih²)