Opening interactive tools…
Your dictionary will be ready shortly.
字HANZI DESK

滞留

Traditional: 滯留

zhì liú

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

zhì liú · zai6 lau4 (Jyutping)

  1. (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded
  2. (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

滞

Meaning
block up, obstruct; stagnant
Radical
氵
Strokes
12
Components
⿰氵带
Cangjie
ETJB
Four-corner
3412.7

留

Meaning
stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
Radical
田
Strokes
10
Components
⿱卯田
Cangjie
HHW
Four-corner
7760.2

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.