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停滯 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
停滯 ＝ 停 ＋ 滯
ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ · tíngzhì
verb — to stagnate; to be held up, come to a standstill

字源 FORM — what the parts do

停to stop, halt (停止)tíng亻 (person) + 亭 (a pavilion to pause at)
滯to be held up, stuck (滯留)zhì氵 (water) — a flow that won't move on
停滯，停止的停，滯留的滯。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

水（滯：氵）走不動，整條停（停）在那兒——停滯。
The water (滯: 氵) cannot move on; the whole stream halts (停) where it stands. Stagnation.
記憶法
關 · Related
停滯不前tíngzhìbùqiánstuck and unable to advance — the set phrase 停滯 lives in滯留zhìliúto be detained, held up — the same 滯