暄 (xuān): genial and warm

暄 (xuān) is a Chinese character meaning “genial and warm.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (semantic) and 宣 (phonetic). It ranks #3052 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 暄 sun. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 时 (shí, time, hour), 明 (míng, bright, tomorrow).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 日 sun13 strokesFrequency #3052日 semantic宣 phonetic

Definitions

  1. genial and warm

Etymology & Origin

暄

pictophoneticsun

Decomposition: ⿰日宣 (layout: left-right)

Components:日semantic宣phonetic

Stroke Order

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13

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
寒暄hán xuānto exchange conventional greetings
风和日暄fēng hé rì xuāngentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
暄腾xuān tengsoft and warm (of bread)
3
Total compounds
33
As first character
67
As last character
0
As middle character

暄 appears in 3 compound words: 33 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 0 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 暄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

铭míng
0.530672 co-occurrences
寒hán
0.520858 co-occurrences
兆zhào
0.494660 co-occurrences
贵guì
0.458654 co-occurrences
刘liú
0.458942 co-occurrences
朱zhū
0.433792 co-occurrences
陈chén
0.430732 co-occurrences
琐suǒ
0.41230 co-occurrences
李lǐ
0.4091,326 co-occurrences
观guàn
0.405618 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

今天暄气很好，适合去公园散步。

jīn tiān xuān qì hěn hǎo , shì gě qù gōng yuán sàn bù .

The weather is lovely today—perfect for a walk in the park.

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

“人民教育家”高铭暄逝世

rén mín jiào yù jiā gāo míng xuān shì shì

"People's Educator" Gao Mingxuan passed away

Character Family

日 Radical Family — Characters sharing the sun radical

暧ài暗àn昂áng晨chén春chūn晃huǎng晾liàng昧mèi暮mù暖nuǎn

Related Characters

日rì时shí明míng早zǎo晚wǎn昨zuó春chūn星xīng是shì景jǐng

Homophones — Characters pronounced xuān

喧xuān

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 暄 (xuān) mean in Chinese?
暄 (xuān) primarily means "genial and warm." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3052 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 暄 have?
暄 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 暄?
The radical associated with 暄 is 日 (sun). This radical appears in many characters related to sun.
What are the components of 暄?
暄 is composed of: 日 (semantic), 宣 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰日宣 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 暄?
Common words with 暄 include: 寒暄 (hán xuān, "to exchange conventional greetings"); 风和日暄 (fēng hé rì xuān, "gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)"); 暄腾 (xuān teng, "soft and warm (of bread)"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 暄 (xuān)?
Several characters share the pronunciation xuān: 喧 (clamor). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 暄 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 暄 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.