暖 (nyun5 | nuan3) : warm

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暖

nyun5

nuan3

warm

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 日 (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

暖

This word has been viewed 9146 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Feb 2011 14:27

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冷暖自知 laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1 leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1 = self- awareness; lit. the person who drinks it knows best if its hot or cold (Zen proverb)

暖水壺 nyun5 seoi2 wu4*2 = thermos flask; vacuum flask 粵

溫暖 wan1 nyun5 wen1 nuan3 = warm

和暖 wo4 nyun5 = gentle; mild

電暖爐 din6 nyun5 lou4 = an electric radiator

暖爐 nyun5 lou4 = a heater

暖粒粒 nyun5 lap1 lap1 = warm in temperature 粵

全球氣候變暖 cyun4 kau4 hei3 hau6 bin3 nyun5 quan2 qiu2 qi4 hou4 bian4 nuan3 = global warming

全球變暖 cyun4 kau4 bin3 nyun5 quan2 qiu2 bian4 nuan3 = global warming

暖氣機 nyun5 hei3 gei1 = a heater (as in a car)
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Unicode code for this character: U+6696 (off-site link)

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