暖 (nuǎn): warm
暖 (nuǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “warm.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (semantic) and 爰 (phonetic). It ranks #1729 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 暖 sun. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- warm
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 暖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 温暖adjective/verb | wēn nuǎn | warm | 5 |
| 暖和adjective/verb | nuǎn huo | warm | 4 |
| 暖气noun | nuǎn qì | central heating | 6 |
| 保暖verb | bǎo nuǎn | to keep warm | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取暖verb | qǔ nuǎn | to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc) |
| 供暖verb | gōng nuǎn | to supply heating (in a building) |
| 暖炉noun | nuǎn lú | space heater |
| 暖流noun | nuǎn liú | warm current |
| 暖房noun | nuǎn fáng | heating |
| 回暖verb | huí nuǎn | (of the weather) to warm up again |
| 暖气片noun | nuǎn qì piàn | radiator (for heating) |
| 春暖花开 | chūn nuǎn huā kāi | (lit.) springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom) |
| 水暖工noun | shuǐ nuǎn gōng | plumber |
| 暖意noun | nuǎn yì | warmth |
| 冷暖noun | lěng nuǎn | lit. daily changes of temperature |
| 暖色noun | nuǎn sè | warm color (esp. red, orange, and yellow) |
| 暖风 | nuǎn fēng | warm breeze |
| 暖水瓶noun | nuǎn shuǐ píng | thermos flask or bottle |
| 嘘寒问暖phrase | xū hán wèn nuǎn | to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom) |
暖 appears in 62 compound words: 50 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 暖 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
(lit.) springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom); (fig.) a time of renewal and flourishing
housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them
to show concern for someone's welfare; to enquire about someone's well-being
(lit.) springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom); (fig.) a time of renewal and flourishing
to show concern for someone's welfare; to enquire about someone's well-being
Example Sentences
冬天室内有暖气，比外面暖和多了。
Dōngtiān shìnèi yǒu nuǎnqì, bǐ wàimiàn nuǎnhuo duō le.
In winter, there's heating indoors, which is much warmer than outside.
...飙32度热爆!明锋面接力“春雨连发” 冷暖交替温差大
. . . biāo 3 2 dù rè bào ! míng fēng miàn jiē lì chūn yǔ lián fā lěng nuǎn jiāo tì wēn chā dà
... Soaring 32 degrees! Mingfeng faced the "spring rain continuously" with a large temperature difference between cold and warmth
茶香氤氲,温情暖暖~看阿婆爷叔如何解锁“行云流水”..
chá xiāng 氤 氲 , wēn qíng nuǎn nuǎn kàn ā pó yé shū rú hé jiě suǒ háng yún liú shuǐ . .
The tea is fragrant, warm and warm~ See how grandma and uncle unlock "flowing water":
10万元财物失而复得,长沙火车站春运暖心守护旅客行..
1 0 wàn yuán cái wù shī ér fù dé , cháng shā huǒ chē zhàn chūn yùn nuǎn xīn shǒu hù lǚ kè háng . .
100,000 yuan of property was lost and recovered, and Changsha Railway Station warmly guarded the passengers during the Spring Festival:
肥城:外卖小哥的“暖心守护”升级了
féi chéng wài mài xiǎo gē de nuǎn xīn shǒu hù shēng jí le
Feicheng: takeaway brother's "warm heart guardian" upgraded
暖意融融 走进上海机场建设者小镇
nuǎn yì róng róng zǒu jìn shǎng hǎi jī chǎng jiàn shè zhě xiǎo zhèn
Warmth and Hospitality: A Visit to the Shanghai Airport Construction Workers' Village
这栋楼里面有中央暖气系统吗？
Zhè dòng lóu lǐmiàn yǒu zhōngyāng nuǎnqì xìtǒng ma?
Is there central heating in this building?
无论外面多么寒冷，房间始终既舒适又温暖。
Wúlùn wàimiàn duōme hánlěng, fángjiān shǐzhōng jì shūshì yòu wēnnuǎn.
No matter how cold it is outside, the rooms are comfortably heated.
稻米生长在温暖的国家。
Dàomǐ shēngzhǎng zài wēnnuǎn de guójiā.
Rice grows in warm countries.
由于全球气候变暖，城市可能被完全地淹没。
Yóuyú quánqiúqìhòubiànnuǎn, chéngshì kěnéng bèi wánquán de yānmò.
Due to global warming, cities could be completely submerged.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 日 (sun) component
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