温度
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
温度 (wēndù) · temperature
温度 (wēndù) means “temperature”. It is written with 2 characters: 温 (warm) + 度 (degree). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 温度 is built
The characters
温 wēn · warm
What 温 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 昷wēn — warm
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 昷 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
度 dù · degree
What 度 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今天的温度很高。Jīntiān de wēndù hěn gāo.The temperature is high today.
现在外面温度是多少？Xiànzài wàimiàn wēndù shì duōshao?What is the temperature outside now?
Questions about 温度
What does 温度 mean?
温度 (wēndù) means “temperature”.
How do you pronounce 温度?
温度 is pronounced wēndù.
Which HSK level is 温度?
温度 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 温暖wēnnuǎnwarm
- 降温jiàngwēnto get colder
- 温柔wēnróugentle
- 温带wēndàitemperate zone
- 温和wēnhémild
- 低温dīwēnlow temperature
- 高温gāowēnhigh temperature
- 体温tǐwēnbody temperature
- 角度jiǎodùangle
Learn 温度 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.