缓
huǎn
slow
unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate
silk thread (纟) + sound huǎn (爰) = slow, relaxed, loosened
The silk radical (纟) evokes thread being loosened or unwound — something drawn out slowly rather than pulled tight. 爰 contributes the sound huǎn; the meaning of gradual ease comes from the thread imagery alone.
病人的病情有所缓解，医生让他多休息。
bìng rén de bìng qíng yǒu suǒ huǎn jiě , yī shēng ràng tā duō xiū xi 。
the patient's condition has eased somewhat; the doctor told him to rest more.
这件事可以缓一缓，不用今天就决定。
zhè jiàn shì kě yǐ huǎn yī huǎn , bù yòng jīn tiān jiù jué dìng 。
this matter can be put off for a while; there is no need to decide today.
Words with 缓
延缓
yán huǎn
to defer
舒缓
shū huǎn
to ease (tension)
缓冲器
huǎn chōng qì
buffer (computing)
缓和
huǎn hé
to ease (tension)
迟缓
chí huǎn
slow
高速缓存
gāo sù huǎn cún
(computing) cache
高速缓冲存储器
gāo sù huǎn chōng cún chǔ qì
(computing) cache
松缓
sōng huǎn
to loosen
低缓
dī huǎn
low and unhurried (voice etc)
刻不容缓
kè bù róng huǎn
to brook no delay
和缓
hé huǎn
mild
喜则气缓
xǐ zé qì huǎn
joy depresses one's qi vital breath