Chinese symbol for “slow”
慢
màn
slow
The closest CC-CEDICT match for slow is 慢 (màn), defined as: slow.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “slow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缓慢 (緩慢) | huǎn màn | slow; unhurried; sluggish |
| 缓 (緩) | huǎn | slow; unhurried |
| 迟缓 (遲緩) | chí huǎn | slow; sluggish |
| 放缓 (放緩) | fàng huǎn | to slow; to slow down (the pace of) |
| 慢速 | màn sù | slow; low-speed |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 慢.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慢慢 | màn màn | slowly; gradually |
| 缓慢 (緩慢) | huǎn màn | slow; unhurried; sluggish |
| 慢性 | màn xìng | slow and patient; chronic (disease) |
| 傲慢 | ào màn | arrogant; haughty |
| 放慢 | fàng màn | to reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc) |
| 慢慢来 (慢慢來) | màn màn lái | take your time; take it easy |
See also: Japanese symbol for “slow”.
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.