温 wēn — (luke)warm; to review
春天的天气很温暖。Chūn tiān de tiān qì hěn wēn nuǎn.Spring weather is very warm.
Common words: 温度 (wēn dù)、气温 (qì wēn)、温暖 (wēn nuǎn)
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Chinese characters meaning "warm"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "warm", including 温 (wēn), 暖 (nuǎn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "warm" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 温 (wēn), 暖 (nuǎn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span wēn, nuǎn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 温 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 温 wēn(luke)warm; to reviewUseful words: 温度, 气温
- 暖 nuǎnwarmUseful words: 温暖, 暖和
Common words for these 2 "warm" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 温 (wēn) — so "warm" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "warm".
暖 nuǎn — warm
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.
Common words: 温暖 (wēn nuǎn)、暖和 (nuǎn huo)、暖气 (nuǎn qì)
All 2 characters
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