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Chinese symbol for “tepid”

温热
wēn rè
Traditional: 溫熱
tepid; to warm up (food etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tepid is 温热 (wēn rè), defined as: tepid; to warm up (food etc).

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

温 wēn
warm, lukewarm
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes
热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tepid”

WordPinyinMeaning
温吞 (溫吞)wēn tūntepid; lukewarm; (fig.) apathetic; half-hearted; sluggish
乌涂 (烏塗)wū tuunclear; not straightforward

Related words

Other words that share a character with 温热.

WordPinyinMeaning
温度 (溫度)wēn dùtemperature; 个 (gè)
温暖 (溫暖)wēn nuǎnwarm
温柔 (溫柔)wēn róugentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
气温 (氣溫)qì wēnair temperature
高温 (高溫)gāo wēnhigh temperature
温和 (溫和)wēn hémild; gentle
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore

See also: Japanese symbol for “tepid”.

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.

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