wēn
noun #6,702

Meanings

  1. 1 warm; mild; lukewarm
  2. 2 temperature
  3. 3 to review; to revise

Examples

HSK 2
Jīntiān qìwēn èrshí dù.
Today's temperature is 20 degrees.
HSK 7-9
Tā shì yī gè wēnróu de rén.
He is a gentle person.

Tips

usage
appears in 温度 (temperature), 气温 (air temperature), 温暖 (warm), 温柔 (gentle), 温泉 (hot spring), 温习 (to review).

Components

radical
shuǐ
water (radical form)
Left water radical - the original meaning of was 'warm water,' a sense still alive in 温水. From there it generalized to all temperature, plus the metaphorical 'warm-hearted, gentle' character trait. 温泉 (hot spring) preserves the literal water sense most clearly.
phonetic
wēn
prisoner with bowl (warmth / care)
Right = (prisoner) over (bowl) - historically depicting offering food to a confined person, a gesture of warmth and kindness. Supplies the wēn reading and reinforces the 'warm-hearted' nuance. Same phonetic in (epidemic) and (resentful).

Stroke Order

wēn