Radical: 彳 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

徐 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 徐

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 徐.

徐俊
xú jùn
Xu Jun (1962-), Chinese Chinese chess grandmaster
徐克
xú kè
Tsui Hark, a movie director
徐州
xú zhōu
Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
徐徐
xú xú
slowly
徐星
xú xīng
Xu Xing (1969-), Chinese palaeontologist
徐步
xú bù
to stroll
徐水
xú shuǐ
Xushui county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
徐渭
xú wèi
Xu Wei, Chinese painter
徐福
xú fú
Xu Fu
徐缓
xú huǎn
slow
徐行
xú xíng
walk slowly, stroll
徐铉
xú xuàn
Xu Xuan (-991), author of commentaries on Shuowen 說文解字註|说文解字注

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