What does 温 mean in Chinese?

温 (wēn) means "warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1]" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 温?

温 is pronounced "wēn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 温?

温 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 温?

Common words with 温 include 低温 (low temperature), 保温 (to keep hot), 加温 (to heat), 升温 (to become hot), 土温 (temperature of the soil).

How do you write 温?

You can practice writing 温 using our stroke order tool.

温 (wēn), warm

温

wēn

warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up

verb

Traditional: 溫

Character Breakdown

Radical: 水 (no. 85)Traditional: 溫

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Definitions

(verb) warm
lukewarm
temperature
to warm up
mild
soft
tender
to review (a lesson etc)
fever (TCM)
old variant of 瘟[wen1]

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Words Containing 温

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
低温	dī wēn	low temperature	HSK 6
保温	bǎo wēn	to keep hot
加温	jiā wēn	to heat
升温	shēng wēn	to become hot
土温	tǔ wēn	temperature of the soil
室温	shì wēn	room temperature
常温	cháng wēn	room temperature
恒温	héng wēn	constant temperature
三温暖	sān wēn nuǎn	sauna (loanword) (Tw)
刘伯温	Liú Bó wēn	Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, with a reputation as a military genius

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Related Words

暖(nuǎn)· warm

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暄腾(xuān teng)· soft and warm (of bread)

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温

wēn