徐
Meanings
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- 1.slowly
- 2.gently
- 1.surname Xu
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Wiktionary
- 1.slowly; quietly; calmly
- 2.composed; poised
- 3.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *lja): semantic 彳 (“walk slowly”) + phonetic 余 (OC *la)
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Stroke order
Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
徐徐 slowly徐行 to walk slowly徐俊 Xu Jun (1962-), Chinese Chinese chess grandmaster徐州 see 徐州市[Xú zhōu Shì]徐渭 Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author徐步 to stroll徐克 Tsui Hark (1951-), Chinese movie director and producer徐星 Xu Xing (1969-), Chinese palaeontologist徐水 see 徐水区[Xú shuǐ Qū]清徐 see 清徐县[Qīng xú Xiàn]徐福 Xu Fu (3rd century BC), Qin dynasty court necromancer徐铉 Xu Xuan (-991), author of commentaries on Shuowen Jiezi 说文解字注[Shuō wén Jiě zì Zhù]