温柔
Old HSK 5
温柔 (wēnróu) · gentle
温柔 (wēnróu) means “gentle; tender; soft”. It is written with 2 characters: 温 (warm) + 柔 (soft). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 温柔 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)
柔 róu · soft
What 柔 is made of
- 矛máo — spear
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
她说话的声音很温柔。Tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn wēnróu.She speaks in a gentle voice.
妈妈温柔地摸了摸孩子的头。Māma wēnróu de mō le mō háizi de tóu.Mom gently stroked the child's head.
Questions about 温柔
What does 温柔 mean?
温柔 (wēnróu) means “gentle; tender; soft”.
How do you pronounce 温柔?
温柔 is pronounced wēnróu.
Which HSK level is 温柔?
温柔 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 温度wēndùtemperature
- 温暖wēnnuǎnwarm
- 降温jiàngwēnto get colder
- 温带wēndàitemperate zone
- 温和wēnhémild
- 低温dīwēnlow temperature
- 高温gāowēnhigh temperature
- 体温tǐwēnbody temperature
- 柔和róuhésoft
Learn 温柔 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.