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Chinese symbol for “stagnate”

凝滞
níng zhì
Traditional: 凝滯
to stagnate; to congeal; (fig.) to stop still; to freeze

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stagnate is 凝滞 (níng zhì), defined as: to stagnate; to congeal; (fig.) to stop still; to freeze.

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

凝 níng
to coagulate, to congeal; to freeze
radical 15 ⼎ · 16 strokes
滞 zhì
to block, to obstruct; sluggish, stagnant
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 凝滞.

WordPinyinMeaning
混凝土hùn níng tǔconcrete (building material)
凝聚níng jùto condense; to coagulate
凝结 (凝結)níng jiéto condense; to solidify
凝聚力níng jù lìcohesion; cohesiveness
凝固níng gùto freeze; to solidify
凝视 (凝視)níng shìto gaze at; to fix one's eyes on
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “stagnate”.

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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