Keyword
slow
- gradual
- to postpone
- to delay
- Frequency
- #1309
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
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Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 爰 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
缓慢
slow; unhurried; sluggish
缓解
to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
缓和
to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild
缓
slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; …
减缓
to slow down; to retard
缓存
(computing) cache; buffer memory
缓刑
suspended sentence; probation
缓冲
buffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes
缓缓
slowly; unhurriedly; little by little
延缓
to defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down
迟缓
slow; sluggish
放缓
to slow; to slow down (the pace of)
暂缓
to postpone
舒缓
to ease (tension); to relax; to cause sth to relax; to alleviate; relaxed; easy and unhurried; leisurely; soothing; mild (slope)
刻不容缓
to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
平缓
level; almost flat; not strongly sloping; (fig.) moderate; mild-mannered; gentle
趋缓
to slow down; to ease up; to abate; slowdown; downturn
和缓
mild; gentle; to ease up; to relax
缓期
to defer; to put off (until later); to postpone
缓步
to walk slowly; to amble along; gradually; slowly
死缓
deferred death sentence; commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)
轻重缓急
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority
缓急
priority; whether sth is urgent
缓兵之计
delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite