滞

滯
zhì
#2,297 most
frequent character
sluggish

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

滞 joins 氵 water with 带 dài, a sound part whose link is not obvious in Mandarin. The water gives the first sense, 'lack of circulation'. From that came 'stagnant', 'sluggish', and 'to hold up; detain'.

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Homophones

治zhì
rule, govern, manage, cure
至zhì
to, till, until, extremely
志zhì
sign, mark, to record
识zhì
to record, to write a footnote
质zhì
character, nature, quality, plain
志zhì
aspiration, ambition, the will

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