慢
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slow
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 2
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 心 +11
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 慢
- Common rank
- #1,187
- Unicode
- U+6162
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
slow · Heisig RSH #724
state of mind + mandala
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 慢
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慢性子 | slow-tempered; phlegmatic; a slowcoach | |
| 慢条斯理 | unhurried; calm; composed; leisurely | |
| 慢工出细货 | patient work makes a fine product | |
| 慢城市 | slow-paced town | |
| 慢行道 | slow lane | |
| 慢性病 | chronic disease | |
| 慢动作 | (cinema) slow motion | |
| 慢生活 | slow living | |
| 放慢脚步 | to ease up the pace; to slow things down | |
| 不紧不慢 | (idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely | |
| 慢化剂 | moderator | |
| 放慢速度 | to ease up the pace; to slow things down | |
| 慢镜头 | (cinema) slow motion | |
| 慢性 | slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) | |
| 慢行 | to walk slowly | |
| 高慢 | proud; overbearing | |
| 慢长 | extremely long; unending | |
| 慢车 | local bus or train; slow train with many stops | |
| 慢热型 | slow to get started | |
| 慢火 | low heat (cooking) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 曼 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曼 sound part | long, extended, vast; beautiful | |
| 漫 | inundating; exaggerated | |
| 鳗 | eel | |
| 幔 | curtain, screen, tent | |
| 馒 | steamed buns; steamed dumplings | |
| 嫚 | to scorn, to despise; to be rude to, to affront | |
| 谩 | to slight, to insult; to deceive | |
| 熳 | to spread | |
| 缦 | plain silk; simple, plain | |
| 墁 | to plaster; to pave | |
| 镘 | trowel |