暖 meaning and stroke order
Warm; to warm
How to write 暖, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 暖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- warm
- to warm
- old variant of 暖[nuan3]
- variant of 暖[nuan3]
- variant of 暖[nuan3], warm
How 暖 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sun.
日 gives the meaning and 爰 hints at the sound.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 暖
暖 has the sun 日 on the left, which gives the meaning of warmth, and 爰 (yuán) on the right, which hints at the sound. Picture the sun shining on you to make you warm.
暖 describes pleasant warmth in weather, rooms, clothes, and feelings, and it also works as a verb meaning to warm something up. It appears mostly in words like 暖和 (nuǎnhuo) and 温暖 (wēnnuǎn). Example: 今天很暖和。(Jīntiān hěn nuǎnhuo.) It is nice and warm today.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 爱 (ài, love) because the two look alike, but 爰 has no 心 in the middle. Also note that in 暖和 the second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone, nuǎnhuo, not nuǎnhé.
Common words with 暖
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 温暖 | wēnnuǎn | warm | HSK 3 |
| 暖和 | nuǎnhuo | warm; nice and warm | HSK 3 |
| 暖气 | nuǎnqì | central heating; heater | HSK 4 |
| 取暖 | qǔnuǎn | to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc) | HSK 7-9 |
| 保暖 | bǎonuǎn | to keep warm | HSK 7-9 |
| 供暖 | gōngnuǎn | to supply heating (in a building); heating | HSK 7-9 |
| 暖烘烘 | nuǎnhōnghōng | nice and warm; cozy | HSK 7-9 |
| 变暖 | biànnuǎn | to become warm | |
| 暖化 | nuǎnhuà | warming | |
| 暖炉 | nuǎnlú | space heater; radiator |
暖 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 暖
How many strokes are in 暖?
暖 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 暖 mean?
暖 (nuǎn) means warm; to warm. A common word with it is 温暖 (wēnnuǎn), meaning "warm".
How do you pronounce 暖?
暖 is pronounced nuǎn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 暖?
The radical of 暖 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 暖 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 暖?
The traditional form of 暖 is 㬉, 煖 and 煗. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 暖 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 暖 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 暖 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What is the difference between 暖 and 热 (rè)?
暖 means comfortably warm, while 热 means hot and can feel unpleasant. Spring weather is 暖和, but a summer afternoon is 热.
Can 暖 describe a person or feelings?
Yes. 温暖 is often used for kind words, a caring family, or a friendly atmosphere, as in 他的话让我很温暖 (tā de huà ràng wǒ hěn wēnnuǎn), His words made me feel warm.