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徐 - xú

slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified

slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified

How to read 徐

Click 徐 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishslowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

徐俊 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 徐克. Please read 徐州 one more time.

Common words with this character

Xu Jun , Chinese Chinese chess grandmaster
Tsui Hark , Chinese movie director and producer
see 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4]
slowly; gently

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 徐 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 徐俊 and 徐克 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 徐.