Chinese symbol for “warm”
温暖
wēn nuǎn
Traditional: 溫暖
warm
The closest CC-CEDICT match for warm is 温暖 (wēn nuǎn), defined as: warm.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “warm”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暖 | nuǎn | warm; to warm |
| 温 (溫) | wēn | warm; lukewarm; to warm up |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm; nice and warm |
| 热乎乎 (熱乎乎) | rè hū hū | warm; (of food) piping hot; (fig.) roused to warm feelings |
| 热乎 (熱乎) | rè hu | warm; hot |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 温暖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温度 (溫度) | wēn dù | temperature; 个 (gè) |
| 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 |
| 取暖 | qǔ nuǎn | to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc) |
| 暖气 (暖氣) | nuǎn qì | central heating; heater |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm; nice and warm |
See also: Japanese symbol for “warm”.
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