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水温 (shuǐ wēn) — water temperature

Definition

noun
water temperature

Examples

  • ，。
    Zhè tiáo hé shuǐ wēn hěn dī, bú shì hé yóu yǒng.
    The water temperature in this river is very low; it's not suitable for swimming.
  • 水温。
    Qǐng bǎ shuǐ wēn diào dào sì shí dù zuǒ yòu.
    Please adjust the water temperature to around forty degrees.
  • ，水温。
    Yǎng rè dài yú de shí hou, shuǐ wēn bì xū wěn dìng.
    When raising tropical fish, the water temperature must be stable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

水shuǐwater
温wēntemperature

“水” means water and “温” means temperature, giving water temperature.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 溫; 温 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 溫 is based on an older form 𥁕, which drew a person bathing in a container full of warm water. The simplified 温 is a later variant.

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Appears in
Physics & Chemistry

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