迟钝
Old HSK 6
迟钝 (chídùn) · slow-witted
迟钝 (chídùn) means “slow-witted; sluggish”. It is written with 2 characters: 迟 (late) + 钝 (blunt). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 迟钝 is built
The characters
迟 chí · late
What 迟 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 尸shī — body
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 尺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
钝 dùn · blunt
What 钝 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 屯tún — village
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
他反应有点儿迟钝。Tā fǎnyìng yǒudiǎnr chídùn.He's a bit slow to react.
年纪大了，动作难免迟钝。Niánjì dà le, dòngzuò nánmiǎn chídùn.With age, movements inevitably slow down.
Questions about 迟钝
What does 迟钝 mean?
迟钝 (chídùn) means “slow-witted; sluggish”.
How do you pronounce 迟钝?
迟钝 is pronounced chídùn.
Which HSK level is 迟钝?
迟钝 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 迟钝 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.