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Chinese symbol for “sultry”

闷热
mēn rè
Traditional: 悶熱
sultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy; stifling hot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sultry is 闷热 (mēn rè), defined as: sultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy; stifling hot.

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

闷 mēn
gloomy, depressed, melancholy
radical 169 ⾨ · 7 strokes
热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 闷热.

WordPinyinMeaning
郁闷 (鬱悶)yù mèngloomy; depressed
纳闷 (納悶)nà mènpuzzled; bewildered
沉闷 (沉悶)chén mènoppressive (of weather); heavy
苦闷 (苦悶)kǔ mèndepressed; dejected
闷闷不乐 (悶悶不樂)mèn mèn bù lèdepressed; sulky
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热烈 (熱烈)rè lièenthusiastic; ardent

See also: Japanese symbol for “sultry”.

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.