徐

xú

slowly · gently

Radical: 彳 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

德得微征律御徒役往待径徽

Same radical

德得微征律御徒役往待径徽彻徙徇

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Character Decomposition

徐=彳+余

Etymology

step

Meanings

slowly

gently

xú

surname Xu

Xú

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Words with 徐 109 total

to stroll · to walk slowly徐步xú bù Xu Fu (3rd century BC), Qin dynasty court necromancer徐福Xú Fú slow · sluggish · lazily · to slow down徐缓xú huǎn to walk slowly · to stroll徐行xú xíng slowly · gently徐徐xú xú Xu Jun (1962-), Chinese Chinese chess grandmaster徐俊Xú Jùn Tsui Hark (1951-), Chinese movie director and producer徐克Xú Kè Xu Xing (1969-), Chinese palaeontologist · Xu Xing (1956-), Chinese short story writer徐星Xú Xīng Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author徐渭Xú Wèi

Idioms with 徐 6 total Chain

neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)不疾不徐bù jí bù xú middle-aged but still attractive woman · lady of a certain age徐娘半老Xú niáng bàn lǎo

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