热和 (rè hé) — warm (weather, temperature, object); warm and affectionate; friendly and intimate

Definition

adjective
warm (weather, temperature, object)warm and affectionatefriendly and intimate

Examples

  • 热和，。
    Jīn tiān tiān qì zhēn rè hé, bú yòng chuān tài duō yī fu.
    Today's weather is really warm, no need to wear too many clothes.
  • 热和，。
    Tā men liǎ guān xì hěn rè hé, zǒng shì hù xiāng bāng zhù.
    Their relationship is very warm; they always help each other.
  • 热和，。
    Zhè wèi lín jū duì dà jiā dōu hěn rè hé, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan tā.
    This neighbor is very warm towards everyone; everyone likes her.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

热rèhot
和héharmonious

热 gives heat and 和 gives harmony or warmth, so it can describe a hot, friendly, intimate feeling.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
埶
埶yì熱rè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé和hé
Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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