TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
緩
緩 ＝ 糸 ＋ 爰
ㄏㄨㄢˇ · huǎn
adj/verb — slow; to ease, slacken
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義thread, cord
爰聲yuán — gives the sounda hand passing something to another hand — drawing out, pulling
IFTyuán → huǎn — initial, final and tone all shift
Let the cord (糸) out loose instead of pulling it taut — the slack is what slows things down. 爰 yuán carries the sound, the same piece in 援 and 暖. From the loose, unhurried line: 緩慢、緩和、舒緩.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手裡的繩（糸）一鬆，垂下來——拉的力道緩了。
The cord (糸) in the hand goes slack and droops — the pull eases off.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鬆緩— slack; loose
→緩慢— slow常用
⇒緩和、舒緩— to ease; to relax常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension