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缓

huǎn

slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay

🔤 Pictophonetic: 纟 (thread) provides meaning, 爰 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 12 strokes Common (11%)

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to lead on to; then, therefore, as a consequence

⿰纟爰 i

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Component Tree i

sī

纟

silk; thread

📷 Pictographic: A twisted strand of silk; see 糸

3 strokes

yuán

爰

to lead on to; then, therefore, as a consequence

9 strokes

zhǎo

爫

claws, nails, talons

📷 Pictographic: A bird's talons; compare 爪

4 strokes

⿱一友

Radical component

Words Using 缓 (55)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to blunt / to dull / to ease / to help relieve (a crisis) / to alleviate (pain)

to blunt / to dull / to ease / to help relieve (a crisis) / to alleviate (pain)

slow / sluggish

slow / sluggish

to ease (tension) / to alleviate / to moderate / to allay / to make more mild

to ease (tension) / to alleviate / to moderate / to allay / to make more mild

刻不容缓 ↗

kèbùrónghuǎn

to brook no delay / to demand immediate action

kèbùrónghuǎn

刻不容缓 ↗

to brook no delay / to demand immediate action

slow / unhurried / sluggish / gradual / not tense / relaxed / to postpone / to defer / to stall / to stave off / to revive / to recuperate

slow / unhurried / sluggish / gradual / not tense / relaxed / to postpone / to defer / to stall / to stave off / to revive / to recuperate

buffer / to cushion / to adjust to sharp changes

buffer / to cushion / to adjust to sharp changes

to slow down / to retard

to slow down / to retard

slowly / unhurriedly / little by little

slowly / unhurriedly / little by little

to postpone / to extend

to postpone / to extend

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