懂中文 Dong Chinese

缓

huǎn

slow

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 爰 represents the sound. Simplified form of 緩.

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

爰 sound component

爰  Sound component

yuán

  

pull, draw, lead on

Evolution

缓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
缓 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
缓 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
缓 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

缓 (緩) 

huǎn

slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay; slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate

Most common words with 缓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

缓解

to bring relief

缓

slow

缓慢

slow

缓缓

slowly

缓和

to alleviate