U+8FDF "迟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8FDF "迟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "late," "slow," "delayed," or "tardy" in both classical and modern Chinese. It is composed of the radical "辵" (walking or movement) on the left, which suggests motion, and the phonetic component "尺" on the right, contributing to its pronunciation as "chí" in Mandarin. This character appears in common words such as "迟到" (chí dào, to be late), "迟缓" (chí huǎn, slow or sluggish), and "推迟" (tuī chí, to postpone), and it carries a nuanced connotation of time or speed, often implying a negative contrast with punctuality or promptness. In Unicode, it falls within the CJK Unified Ideographs block, representing a standard logographic character used in Chinese, Japanese (where it is read as "chi" or "oku" and retains similar meanings), and Korean (where it is read as "ji" and appears in formal or literary contexts).