缓 huǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 爰 to lead on to
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缓解
huǎnjiě
to ease; to relieve
Characters in this word
解 jiě
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 角 — angle, corner
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 休息缓解累。 Xiū xi huǎn jiě lèi. Rest eases tiredness.
- 音乐缓解压力。 Yīn yuè huǎn jiě yā lì. Music relieves stress.
- 睡觉缓解疲劳。 Shuì jiào huǎn jiě pí láo. Sleep relieves tiredness.
Related words
- 解决 jiějué to solve
- 解开 jiěkāi to untie; to undo
- 理解 lǐjiě to understand
- 解释 jiěshì to explain; explanation
- 了解 liǎojiě to understand; to know about
- 分解 fēnjiě to break down; to decompose
- 解除 jiěchú to remove; to cancel
- 解放 jiěfàng to liberate; liberation
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 误解 wùjiě to misunderstand
- 积累 jīlěi to accumulate
- 摆脱 bǎituō to get rid of; to break free from