徐 xú slowly
slowly; quietly; calmly
How to remember 徐: 彳 step forward + 余 surplus = slowly. With a surplus of shopping from the market, grandma takes one step forward after another and walks home very slowly.
Component breakdown
徐 = 彳 step forward + 余 surplus
- 彳 step forward
- 余 surplus
With a surplus of shopping from the market, grandma takes one step forward after another and walks home very slowly.
How it is used
- Slowly and gently, mostly literary: 徐徐 (xúxú) slowly - 徐徐上升 (xúxú shàngshēng) to rise gently, 清风徐来 (qīngfēng xú lái) a light breeze comes softly.
- Also a surname (徐). Bound in the adverbial sense.