Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 爰 represents the sound.
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Modern
Chinese
缓 / 緩 [huǎn]
slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
緩 あや
Aya female given name
緩 いくま
Ikuma unclassified name
緩 のぶ
Nobu female given name
CHINESE WORDS (56)
缓解 [huǎnjiě] #7,992
to bring relief
缓慢 [huǎnmàn] #8,376
slow
缓缓 [huǎnhuǎn] #14,169
slowly
缓和 [huǎnhé] #14,526
to ease (tension)
缓刑 [huǎnxíng] #12,169
suspended sentence
减缓 [jiǎnhuǎn] #15,822
to slow down
延缓 [yánhuǎn] #16,812
to defer
舒缓 [shūhuǎn] #16,650
to ease (tension)
缓冲 [huǎnchōng] #20,071
buffer
迟缓 [chíhuǎn] #19,929
slow
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JAPANESE WORDS (95)
⭐ 緩む [ゆるむ] #4,072
to become loose
⭐ 緩める [ゆるめる] #4,176
to loosen
⭐ 緩やか [ゆるやか] #6,852
loose
⭐ 緩和 [かんわ] #8,114
relief
⭐ 温い [ぬるい] #12,362
lukewarm
弛緩 [しかん] #13,708
relaxation (e.g. of muscles)
⭐ 緩慢 [かんまん] #13,725
slow
気が緩む [きがゆるむ] #20,503
to relax one's mind
頬が緩む [ほおがゆるむ] #22,578
to grin
気を緩める [きをゆるめる] #25,114
to relax one's efforts
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