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迟到

chí dào

to be late

Stroke order of 迟到

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

迟 · 7 strokes到 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Walking '辶' while measuring with a ruler '尺', you 'arrive' '到' too slowly — late again.

Parts: 迟 slow; late (辶 walk + 尺 ruler) + 到 arrive (至 reach + 刂 knife)

The characters in 迟到

  • 到 dào — to arrive; to reach (8 strokes)

Example sentence

对不起,我今天迟到了。

Sorry, I was late today.

Words with 到

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