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{{also|缓}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=120|rad=糸|as=09|sn=15|four=22947|canj=VFBME|ids=⿰糹爰}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|藧}}, {{l|mul|𥶍}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0931.120|dkj=27669|dj=1369.140|hdz=53429.100|uh=7DE9|ud=32233|bh=BD77|bd=48503}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|s=缓|alt=𦅻,𦇻}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|糸|爰|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p|t1=silk}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=huǎn
|ma=Zh-huan.ogg
|m-s=huan3
|c=wun6,wun4
|c-t=fon5
|g=fon3
|h=pfs=fon/fón;gd=fon4
|j=huan2
|mb=hūing
|md=huâng
|mn=qz:hoǎn/xm,zz:hoān/qz,jj:oǎn/tw,xm,zz:oān
|mn_note=hoǎn/hoān - literary; oǎn/oān - vernacular
|mn-t=huêng2/huang2/mang7
|mn-t_note=huêng2/huang2 - literary (huêng2 - Chaozhou); mang7 - semantic (訓讀) (original character is {{zh-l|*慢}})
|px=pt:huang5/xy:huong5
|w=sh:5uoe
|x=honn3
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=a,v
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[loose]]; [[slack]]
# [[relaxed]]; not [[tense]]
# [[slow]]; [[leisurely]]; [[unhurried]]
# to [[postpone]]; to [[delay]]; to have a [[pause]]
# to [[recuperate]]; to [[revive]]
# {{surname|zh}}

====Synonyms====
* {{s|relaxed}} {{zh-l|寬鬆}}, {{zh-l|輕鬆}}
* {{s|slow}} {{zh-l|慢}}
* {{s|to postpone}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|拖延}}

====Antonyms====
* {{as|slow}} {{zh-l|急}}
* {{as|to postpone}}
{{ant-saurus|zh|拖延}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|緩兵之計|緩不濟急|緩步|緩衝|緩和|緩化劑|緩緩|緩急|緩韁|緩解|緩勁|緩勁兒|緩慢|緩坡|緩期|緩氣|緩限|緩瀉|緩行|緩刑|緩性|緩役|緩悠悠|緩徵|嘽緩|徐緩|和緩|急脈緩受|怠緩|延緩|弛緩|平緩|平流緩進|展緩|坦緩|事緩則圓|刻不容緩|放緩|減緩|暫緩|蹇緩|緩急輕重|輕裘緩帶|迂緩|緩議|緩衝地帶|緩急相濟|闡緩|舒緩|緩頰|緩步代車|緩衝區|緩步細搖|輕重緩急|緩決|緩一步|陰緩|緩帶|遲緩|緩和劑|緩緩而行|緩召|緩緩|緩步徐行|趨緩}}

===References===
* {{R:cpx:PHMZ|93}}

{{cat|cmn|Advanced Mandarin}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms-IVS
|vs1=01
|vs2=03
|col-vs1=aj
|col-vs2=hdmj
|pic-kyu=U7de9-kyu.svg
|ref={{R:ja:KDJ|1674|889}}
}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=糸09}}

# [[loose]]
# [[slow]]
# [[loosen]], [[relax]]
# [[slacken]], [[slow down]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=がん<ぐわん
|kanon=かん<くわん
|kun=ゆる-い, ゆる-む, ゆる-める, ゆる-やか, ゆっくり
|nanori=のぶ, ひろ, ふさ, やす
}}

===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|かん|yomi=kanon}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=かん|-}} {{ltc-l|緩}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|かん|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR}}

===Adjective===
{{ja-adj|かん|hhira=くわん|infl=na}}

# [[slow]]; [[sluggish]]

====Inflection====
{{ja-na|かん}}

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|hangeul=완|eumhun=|rv=wan|mr=wan|y=wan}}

# [[slow]], [[leisurely]]
# to [[postpone]]
# [[delay]]

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=hoãn, hoán|rs=糸09}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=糸09}}