迟钝 chídùn▶ bluntness

Traditional

遲鈍

Stroke order

迟钝 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 迟 — 7 strokes
• 钝 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. slow in one's reactions
2. sluggish (in movement or thought)

Characters in 迟钝

• 迟 chí — late; delayed; slow
• 钝 dùn — blunt; stupid

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

• 迟疑Hesitation
• 迟缓tardy; sluggish
• 迟早sooner or later
• 推迟delay
• 迟到Late

迟钝 is pronounced chídùn and means “bluntness”.

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