缓

huǎn

slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay

How to write 缓, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 纟 (thread), phonetic 爰

Made of 纟 + 爰

缓慢huǎn mànslow
缓解huǎn jiěto bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
缓刑huǎn xíngsuspended sentence; probation
缓缓huǎn huǎnslowly; unhurriedly; little by little
缓和huǎn héto ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild
减缓jiǎn huǎnto slow down; to retard
舒缓shū huǎnto ease (tension); to relax; to cause sth to relax; to alleviate; relaxed; easy and unhurried; leisurely; soothing; mild (slope)
延缓yán huǎnto defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down
缓冲huǎn chōngbuffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes
暂缓zàn huǎnto postpone
低缓dī huǎnlow and unhurried (voice etc); low and gently sloping (terrain)
和缓hé huǎnmild; gentle; to ease up; to relax

你吃了这药，胃痛就会缓解很多。
nǐ chī le zhè yào ， wèi tòng jiù huì huǎn jiě hěn duō 。
After you take the medicine, your stomachache will be much relieved.
药物缓解了他的痛苦。
yào wù huǎn jiě le tā de tòng kǔ 。
The medicine decreased his pain.
我通过运动来缓解压力。
wǒ tōng guò yùn dòng lái huǎn jiě yā lì 。
I exercise to relieve stress.
缓期执行在最后关头决定了下来。
huǎn qī zhí xíng zài zuì hòu guān tóu jué dìng le xià lái 。
A stay of execution was ordered at the eleventh hour.