緩 (wun6 wun4 | huan3) : slow; relaxed; defer; recuperate

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緩

wun6 wun4

huan3

[1] [adj] slow; relaxed; unhurried; sluggish
[2] [v] defer; postpone; delay; put off
[3] [v] recuperate; revive; come to; refresh

Jyutping wun6 is standard reading; wun4 is variant. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

緩 / 缓

This word has been viewed 7499 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Sep 2013 09:42

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緩緩 wun6 wun6 huan3 huan3 = slowly; unhurriedly; little by little

延緩 jin4 wun6 yan2 huan3 = postpone

遲緩 ci4 wun6 chi2 huan3 = slow; sluggish

緩和 wun6 wo4 huan3 he2 = to ease, alleviate

緩慢 wun6 maan6 huan3 man4 = slow

放緩 fong3 wun6 fang4 huan3 = slowdown

和緩 wo4 wun6 = to conciliate, be conciliatory; gentle, mild, tender

緩步跑 wun6 bou6 paau2 = jogging

緩衝 wun6 cung1 huan3 chong1 = to cushion; to buffer

緩衝器 wun6 cung1 hei3 huan3 chong1 qi4 = a bumper; a shock absorber; (computer) a buffer
See all 18 compounds (CantoDict reports 19 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 緩
Unicode code for this character: U+7de9 (off-site link)

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