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Chinese symbol for “overdue”

滞纳
zhì nà
Traditional: 滯納
overdue (payment); in arrears

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overdue is 滞纳 (zhì nà), defined as: overdue (payment); in arrears.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

滞 zhì
to block, to obstruct; sluggish, stagnant
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
纳 nà
to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “overdue”

WordPinyinMeaning
过度 (過度)guò dùexcessive; over-
误点 (誤點)wù diǎnnot on time; late (public transport, airlines)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 滞纳.

WordPinyinMeaning
停滞 (停滯)tíng zhìstagnation; at a standstill
滞留 (滯留)zhì liú(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate
滞后 (滯後)zhì hòuto lag behind
停滞不前 (停滯不前)tíng zhì bù qiánstuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut
阻滞 (阻滯)zǔ zhìto clog up; silted up
迟滞 (遲滯)chí zhìdelay; procrastination
纳入 (納入)nà rùto bring into; to channel into
容纳 (容納)róng nàto hold; to contain

See also: Japanese symbol for “overdue”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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