缓(huǎn)

HSK 412 strokesTrad. 緩

slow

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Character information

Pinyin
huǎn
Meaning
slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
緩

Origin & structure

Where 缓 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟爰

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (thread); 爰 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

纟sī爰yuán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 缓 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 缓

Common words using 缓 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huǎn缓jiě解
HSK 4

to bring relief

Open 缓解 page →
yán延huǎn缓
HSK 7-9

to defer

Open 延缓 page →
huǎn缓hé和
HSK 7-9

to ease (tension)

Open 缓和 page →
huǎn缓màn慢
HSK 7-9

slow; unhurried; sluggish

Open 缓慢 page →
huǎn缓huǎn缓
HSK 7-9

slowly

Open 缓缓 page →
dī低huǎn缓

low and unhurried (voice etc); low and gently sloping (terrain)

Open 低缓 page →
hé和huǎn缓

mild; gentle; to ease up; to relax

Open 和缓 page →
tān啴huǎn缓

relaxed; unhurried

Open 啴缓 page →

Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 缓’s common words

解延和慢低啴

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