Meaning
slow; gentle; Xu (a surname)
Chinese: 缓慢。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xu” becomes a different word in each tone. 徐 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 徐徐xú xúslowly; gently
- 徐行xú xíngto walk slowly; to stroll
- 徐步xú bùto stroll; to walk slowly
- 徐缓xú huǎnslow; sluggish; lazily; to slow down
- 不疾不徐bù jí bù xúneither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
Example Sentence
微风徐徐地吹过田野。Wēi fēng xú xú de chuī guò tián yě.A breeze blew gently across the fields.
微风Wēi fēngbreeze徐徐xú xúslowly地de(adverb marker)吹chuīto blow过guòto cross田野tián yěfield。