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
缓和
huǎnhé
to ease; to moderate; mild
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 双方同意建立热线，以缓和边境地区持续升高的紧张局势。 Shuāngfāng tóngyì jiànlì rèxiàn, yǐ huǎnhé biānjìng dìqū chíxù shēnggāo de jǐnzhāng júshì. The two sides agreed to set up a hotline to ease the escalating tensions in the border region.
- 喝了热茶以后，她紧张的心情缓和了一些。 Hē le rè chá yǐhòu, tā jǐnzhāng de xīnqíng huǎnhé le yìxiē. After drinking hot tea, her nervous mood eased a little.
- 天气渐渐缓和，雪也开始融化了。 Tiānqì jiànjiàn huǎnhé, xuě yě kāishǐ rónghuà le. The weather is gradually becoming milder, and the snow has begun to melt.
Related words
- 缓解 huǎnjiě to ease; to relieve
- 迟缓 chíhuǎn slow; delayed; sluggish
- 缓 huǎn to slow down; to ease; slow
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn urgent; allowing no delay
- 延缓 yánhuǎn to delay; to slow down
- 和 hé and, with
- 和平 hépíng peace
- 暖和 nuǎnhuo warm
- 温和 wēnhé gentle; mild
- 和谐 héxié harmonious
- 饱和 bǎohé to saturate; saturated
- 风和日丽 fēnghérìlì bright and sunny; pleasant weather