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Chinese symbol for “heartwarming”

暖心
nuǎn xīn
(coll.) heartwarming; touching; comforting and emotionally uplifting

The closest CC-CEDICT match for heartwarming is 暖心 (nuǎn xīn), defined as: (coll.) heartwarming; touching; comforting and emotionally uplifting.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

暖 nuǎn
warm, genial
radical 72 ⽇ · 13 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “heartwarming”

WordPinyinMeaning
治愈 (治癒)zhì yùto cure; to restore to health; uplifting; heartwarming
暖烘烘nuǎn hōng hōngnice and warm; cozy
治愈系 (治癒系)zhì yù xìuplifting; rejuvenating; heartwarming

Related words

Other words that share a character with 暖心.

WordPinyinMeaning
温暖 (溫暖)wēn nuǎnwarm
取暖qǔ nuǎnto warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
暖气 (暖氣)nuǎn qìcentral heating; heater
暖和nuǎn huowarm; nice and warm
保暖bǎo nuǎnto keep warm
暖化nuǎn huàwarming
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried

See also: Japanese symbol for “heartwarming”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.