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温水 (wēn shuǐ) — warm water; lukewarm water

Definition

noun
warm waterlukewarm water

Examples

  • 温水。
    Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi wēn shuǐ.
    Please give me a glass of warm water.
  • 温水。
    Zǎo shàng hē yì bēi wēn shuǐ duì shēn tǐ hǎo.
    Drinking a glass of warm water in the morning is good for your health.
  • 温水。
    Yòng wēn shuǐ xǐ liǎn hěn shū fu.
    Washing your face with warm water is very comfortable.

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.

温wēnwarm
水shuǐwater

The warm sense of 温 combines with the water sense of 水 to give lukewarm water.

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 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.

Open 温 →

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

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

Open 水 →
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