滯

sluggish

band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

stagnation / at a standstill / bogged down

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

to detain / retention

stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant / in a rut / at a standstill

dull / lifeless / sluggish

to lag behind

overdue fine / late fine

to sell poorly / unmarketable / slow-moving (product, inventory etc)

to stagnate / to congeal / (fig.) to stop still / to freeze

demurrage charge (shipping) (currency)

to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom)

dull (complexion)

stationary front (meteorology)

stiff / dull

overdue (payment) / in arrears

stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation)

(in Chinese medicine) stasis (of blood or other fluids)

stagnation of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)

silted up / obstructed by silt / variant of 瘀滯|瘀滞[yu1 zhi4]

to obstruct