huǎn

slow; unhurried; not tense

HSK 5 #1111

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1111th character
Radical ⽷ (120.9)
Strokes 12
Index # 2818
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

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

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Words containing 缓

Word Meaning
tensions relax; relieved
to postpone; to extend
slow; to slow down; sluggish
to postpone; not to hurry; to procrastinate
bradycardia
abbr. to sǐ huǎn; deferred death sentence
unhurried; deliberate
air lock
to relax; relaxed
detente
too slow to meet a pressing need
delaying tactics; stalling; stratagem to win a respite
sluggish
to suspend taxes momentarily; to postpone military draft
priority; whether sth is urgent
to help one another in difficulty
sense of priority
to defer payment
to take a breather; to get one's breath back
delayed neutron
to put off hiring; to defer employment
to delay; to postpone
to decrease gradually; to descend gradually
emergency descent device for escape
to urge reconciliation; to dissuade from punitive action