Meaning
warm
Chinese: 温暖。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “nuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 暖 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 温暖wēn nuǎnwarm
- 暖和nuǎn huowarm; nice and warm
- 暖气nuǎn qìcentral heating; heater; warm air
- 保暖bǎo nuǎnto keep warm
- 取暖qǔ nuǎnto warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
Example Sentence
春天到了，天气渐渐暖和了。Chūn tiān dào le, tiān qì jiàn jiàn nuǎn huo le.Spring has come, and the weather is gradually warming up.
春天Chūn tiānspring (season)到了dào leat last，天气tiān qìweather渐渐jiàn jiàngradually暖和nuǎn huowarm了le(completed action)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The sun radical 日 (meaning) plus 爰 (yuán, sound): the warmth of the sun — ‘warm’.
A way to remember it
Sun (日) bringing warmth — warm.
Easy to confuse with
- 暗‘Dark’: also the sun radical 日, but with 音 as the sound — warm vs dark.