Meaning of 暖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- warm
- to warm
- old variant of 暖[nuan3]
- variant of 暖[nuan3]
- variant of 暖[nuan3], warm
How to use 暖
暖 is used both as an adjective meaning warm and as a verb meaning to warm something up. In daily speech it usually appears inside words like 暖和 (nuǎnhuo) or 温暖 (wēnnuǎn) rather than alone. Example: 今天很暖和。(Jīntiān hěn nuǎnhuo.) It is nice and warm today.
暖 has the sun radical 日 on the left, so think of the sun shining on you to make you warm. The right side 爰 (yuán) gives a hint of the sound.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 暖 (nuǎn) with 缓 (huǎn, slow), because they share the same right side 爰. Remember that 暖 has 日 for sun and 缓 has 纟 for silk thread.
暖 in example sentences
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暖 nuǎn · warm · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 暖.
Questions about 暖
What does 暖 mean?
暖 (nuǎn) means "warm; to warm" and is used as a adjective and verb.
How do you write 暖?
暖 is made of 1 character: 暖 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 暖 an HSK word?
Yes. 暖 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 暖和 and 温暖?
暖和 (nuǎnhuo) is casual and mostly describes weather, rooms, or clothes that feel physically warm. 温暖 (wēnnuǎn) is a bit more formal and is often used for emotional warmth, like a warm family or a warm heart.
How is 暖 pronounced in 暖和?
In 暖和 the first syllable keeps its third tone, nuǎn, and 和 is read in the neutral tone as huo. So the whole word sounds like nuǎnhuo, not nuǎnhé.