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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.

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
暖 nuǎn
warm, genial
radical 72 ⽇ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “warm”

WordPinyinMeaning
暖nuǎnwarm; to warm
温 (溫)wēnwarm; lukewarm; to warm up
暖和nuǎn huowarm; nice and warm
热乎乎 (熱乎乎)rè hū hūwarm; (of food) piping hot; (fig.) roused to warm feelings
热乎 (熱乎)rè huwarm; hot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 温暖.

WordPinyinMeaning
温度 (溫度)wēn dùtemperature; 个 (gè)
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
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “warm”.

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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