Chinese symbol for “gently”
徐
xú
slowly; gently
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gently is 徐 (xú), defined as: slowly; gently.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “gently”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轻手轻脚 (輕手輕腳) | qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo | (idiom) (to move or do sth) softly; quietly; gently |
| 徐徐 | xú xú | slowly; gently |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 徐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徐徐 | xú xú | slowly; gently |
| 徐行 | xú xíng | to walk slowly; to stroll |
| 半老徐娘 | bàn lǎo Xú niáng | middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age |
| 不疾不徐 | bù jí bù xú | neither too fast nor too slow (idiom) |
| 徐缓 (徐緩) | xú huǎn | slow; sluggish |
| 徐步 | xú bù | to stroll; to walk slowly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gently”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.