Chinese symbol for “tenderness”
温情
wēn qíng
Traditional: 溫情
tenderness; warmth; warmhearted; softhearted
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tenderness is 温情 (wēn qíng), defined as: tenderness; warmth; warmhearted; softhearted.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tenderness”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温存 (溫存) | wēn cún | tender; affectionate |
| 温和性 (溫和性) | wēn hé xìng | tenderness |
| 压痛 (壓痛) | yā tòng | (medicine) tenderness; pain experienced when touched or palpated |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 温情.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温度 (溫度) | wēn dù | temperature; 个 (gè) |
| 温暖 (溫暖) | wēn nuǎn | warm |
| 温柔 (溫柔) | wēn róu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) |
| 气温 (氣溫) | qì wēn | air temperature |
| 高温 (高溫) | gāo wēn | high temperature |
| 温和 (溫和) | wēn hé | mild; gentle |
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tenderness”.
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