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缓
緩
huǎn
1. slow
2. unhurried
3. sluggish
4. gradual
5. not tense
6. relaxed
7. to postpone
8. to defer
9. to stall
10. to stave off
11. to revive
12. to recuperate
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

缓
huǎn
slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

松缓
sōnghuǎn
to loosen
缓慢
huǎnmàn
slow
缓期
huǎnqī
to defer
缓步
huǎnbù
stroll
缓气
huǎnqì
to get one's breath back
缓缓
huǎnhuǎn
slowly
缓聘
huǎnpìn
to defer employment
缓冲
huǎnchōng
buffer
缓解
huǎnjiě
to blunt
HSK 5
缓办
huǎnbàn
to postpone
缓降
huǎnjiàng
to retard downward motion
缓颊
huǎnjiá
to urge reconciliation
舒缓
shūhuǎn
to ease (tension)
趋缓
qūhuǎn
to slow down
迂缓
yūhuǎn
dilatory
迟缓
chíhuǎn
slow
HSK 6
低缓
dīhuǎn
low and unhurried (voice etc)
和缓
héhuǎn
mild
啴缓
chǎnhuǎn
relaxed
宽缓
kuānhuǎn
relieved

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,110
Word Frequency Rank
3,882 of 84,292

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