缓和
Old HSK 6
缓和 (huǎnhé) · to ease
缓和 (huǎnhé) means “to ease; to relax; mild”. It is written with 2 characters: 缓 (slow) + 和 (and). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 缓和 is built
The characters
缓 huǎn · slow
What 缓 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 爰yuán — to lead on to
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 友yǒu — friend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 爰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
和 hé · and
What 和 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 禾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们的关系慢慢缓和了。Tāmen de guānxi mànmàn huǎnhé le.Their relationship gradually eased.
喝点热水可以缓和喉咙疼。Hē diǎn rè shuǐ kěyǐ huǎnhé hóulóng téng.Drinking some hot water can ease a sore throat.
Questions about 缓和
What does 缓和 mean?
缓和 (huǎnhé) means “to ease; to relax; mild”.
How do you pronounce 缓和?
缓和 is pronounced huǎnhé.
Which HSK level is 缓和?
缓和 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 缓解huǎnjiěto relieve
- 迟缓chíhuǎnslow
- 刻不容缓kèbùrónghuǎnextremely urgent
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 暖和nuǎnhuowarm
- 饱和bǎohésaturated
- 附和fùhèto echo
- 共和国gònghéguórepublic
- 和蔼hé'ǎikind
- 和解héjiěto reconcile
Learn 缓和 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.