Usage of the character 溫

surname Wen

wēn

温

[溫]

warm; lukewarm
to warm up
(bound form) temperature
(bound form) mild; soft; tender
to review (a lesson etc)
(TCM) fever
epidemic; pestilence (old variant of 瘟 (wēn))

shìwēn

适温

[適溫]

thermophile (e.g. bacteria)
heat-loving

Zhū Wēn

朱温

[朱溫]

Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使／节度使 (jiédùshǐ) at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 後梁太祖／后梁太祖 ( Hòu Liáng Tàizǔ)

bǎowēn

保温

[保溫]

to keep hot
heat preservation

Wēnwǎng

温网

[溫網]

Wimbledon Championships (tennis)
abbr. for 溫布爾登網球公開賽／温布尔登网球公开赛 ( Wēnbù'ěrdēng Wǎngqiú Gōngkāisài)

cèwēn

测温

[測溫]

to measure temperature

wēnshì

温室

[溫室]

greenhouse

wēnjū

温居

[溫居]

to have a housewarming party
to celebrate moving into a new home

wēnxīn

温馨

[溫馨]

comfort
soft and fragrant
warm

wēnchuáng

温床

[溫床]

hotbed
breeding ground
fig. breeding ground for crimes or sedition

jiāwēn

加温

[加溫]

to heat
to add warmth
to raise temperature
fig. to stimulate

wēndài

温带

[溫帶]

temperate zone

Wēnjiāng

温江

[溫江]

Wenjiang district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

gāowēn

高温

[高溫]

high temperature

wēncún

温存

[溫存]

tender
affectionate
tenderness

chóngwēn

重温

[重溫]

to learn sth over again
to review
to brush up
to revive (memories, friendship etc)

wēnqíng

温情

[溫情]

tenderness
warmth
warmhearted
softhearted

wēnjìng

温静

[溫靜]

quiet and gentle

wēnnuǎn

温暖

[溫暖]

warm

wēnwǎn

温婉

[溫婉]

sweet-tempered
gentle

Wēnsù

温宿

[溫宿]

Onsu nahiyisi (Wensu county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区 ( Akèsūdìqū), west Xinjiang

héngwēn

恒温

[恆溫]

constant temperature

wēnshùn

温顺

[溫順]

docile
meek

wēnyā

温压

[溫壓]

temperature and pressure

wēnjué

温觉

[溫覺]

heat sensation

dīwēn

低温

[低溫]

low temperature

wēnlǐ

温理

[溫理]

to review (a lesson etc)
to bring back to one's mind

wēnhuo

温和

[溫和]

lukewarm

Wēnlǐng

温岭

[溫嶺]

Wenling, county-level city in Taizhou 台州 ( Tāizhōu), Zhejiang

wēnxuè

温血

[溫血]

warm blooded (animal)

wēnliáng

温良

[溫良]

warm and kind

wēnquán

温泉

[溫泉]

hot spring
spa
onsen

chángwēn

常温

[常溫]

room temperature
ordinary temperatures

děngwēn

等温

[等溫]

of equal temperature; isothermic

wēnxù

温煦

[溫煦]

warm

wēndù

温度

[溫度]

temperature
CL:個／个 (gè)

shǔwēn

暑温

[暑溫]

summer-warm disease (TCM)

wēnróu

温柔

[溫柔]

gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)

wēnrùn

温润

[溫潤]

gentle
kindly
mild and humid (climate)

tǐwēn

体温

[體溫]

(body) temperature

wēnxí

温习

[溫習]

to review (a lesson etc)

qìwēn

气温

[氣溫]

air temperature
CL:個／个 (gè)

tǔwēn

土温

[土溫]

temperature of the soil

wēnyǎ

温雅

[溫雅]

gentle; urbane; refined

shēngwēn

升温

[升溫]

to become hot
temperature rise
(fig.) to intensify
to hot up
to escalate
to get a boost

jiàngwēn

降温

[降溫]

to become cooler
to lower the temperature
cooling
(of interest, activity etc) to decline

Wēnquán

温泉

[溫泉]

Arishang Nahiyisi or Wenquan county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州／博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

Wēnzhōu

温州

[溫州]

Wenzhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

yúwēn

余温

[餘溫]

residual heat; remaining warmth
(fig.) lingering enthusiasm

wēnhu

温乎

[溫乎]

warm; lukewarm

wēnjiǔ

温酒

[溫酒]

to warm up wine
wine served warm, generally referring to Chinese wine such as 黃酒／黄酒 (huángjiu) or 白酒 (báijiu)

shuǐwēn

水温

[水溫]

water temperature

wēnrè

温热

[溫熱]

tepid
to warm up (food etc)

biǎowēn

表温

[表溫]

surface temperature

wēn'ǎi

温蔼

[溫藹]

gentle and kind

wēnbǎo

温饱

[溫飽]

to have enough food and warm clothes
adequately provided

wēnhé

温和

[溫和]

mild
gentle
moderate

wēnwén

温文

[溫文]

genteel

wēnhòu

温厚

[溫厚]

good-natured
warm and generous
gentle

wēnbiāo

温标

[溫標]

temperature scale

wēntūn

温吞

[溫吞]

tepid; lukewarm
(fig.) apathetic; half-hearted; sluggish
mild-tempered

shīwēn

湿温

[濕溫]

damp heat
summer fever (TCM)

wēnxùn

温驯

[溫馴]

docile
meek
harmless
moderate and obedient
tame

Wēnxiàn

温县

[溫縣]

Wen county in Jiaozuo 焦作 ( Jiāozuò), Henan

wēnchā

温差

[溫差]

difference in temperature

shìwēn

室温

[室溫]

room temperature

wēnwēn

温温

[溫溫]

mild

Wēnníbó

温尼伯

[溫尼伯]

Winnipeg, capital of Manitoba, Canada

nàigāowēn

耐高温

[耐高溫]

heat-resistant

ěrwēnqiāng

耳温枪

[耳溫槍]

ear thermometer

tǐwēnjì

体温计

[體溫計]

clinical thermometer

námówēn

拿摩温

[拿摩溫]

see 那摩溫／那摩温 (nàmówēn)

pàowēnquán

泡温泉

[泡溫泉]

to soak in a spa or hot spring

bǎowēnbēi

保温杯

[保溫杯]

thermal insulation cup (or bottle)

shīwēnzhèng

失温症

[失溫症]

hypothermia

wēnquánchéng

温泉城

[溫泉城]

hot springs

wēnquándàn

温泉蛋

[溫泉蛋]

onsen tamago; hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water)

Wēn Jiābǎo

温家宝

[溫家寶]

Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013

Wēnzhōushì

温州市

[溫州市]

Wenzhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

tǐwēnbiǎo

体温表

[體溫表]

clinical thermometer

běiwēndài

北温带

[北溫帶]

the north temperate zone

wēndùbiǎo

温度表

[溫度表]

thermometer

jiàngwēnfèi

降温费

[降溫費]

extra pay for hot weather

Yǎwēndé

雅温得

[雅溫得]

Yaoundé, capital city of Cameroon

Wēnjiāngqū

温江区

[溫江區]

Wenjiang district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

Wēnlǐngshì

温岭市

[溫嶺市]

Wenling, county-level city in Taizhou 台州 ( Tāizhōu), Zhejiang

Wēnbùdùn

温布顿

[溫布頓]

Wimbledon

tóngwēncéng

同温层

[同溫層]

stratosphere

shìshuǐwēn

试水温

[試水溫]

to test the waters

wēntǐròu

温体肉

[溫體肉]

meat that is not refrigerated after the animal is slaughtered

biànwēncéng

变温层

[變溫層]

troposphere
lower atmosphere

cèwēnqiāng

测温枪

[測溫槍]

temperature gun

wēnhéxìng

温和性

[溫和性]

tenderness

Yèlǐwēn

叶里温

[葉里溫]

Yerevan, capital of Armenia (Tw)

bǎowēnpíng

保温瓶

[保溫瓶]

thermos

zēngwēncéng

增温层

[增溫層]

thermosphere

Liú Bówēn

刘伯温

[劉伯溫]

Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 ( Zhū Yuánzhāng), with a reputation as a military genius, also called Liu Ji 劉基／刘基 ( Liú Jī)

Wēnquánxiàn

温泉县

[溫泉縣]

Arishang Nahiyisi or Wenquan county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州／博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

Aīlǐwēn

埃里温

[埃里溫]

Yerevan, capital of Armenia 亞美尼亞／亚美尼亚 ( Yàměiníyà)

héngwēnqì

恒温器

[恆溫器]

thermostat

Wēnsīdùn

温斯顿

[溫斯頓]

Winston (name)

sānwēnnuǎn

三温暖

[三溫暖]

sauna (loanword) (Tw)

shuǐwēnbiǎo

水温表

[水溫表]

engine temperature gauge
coolant temperature gauge

Wēnsùxiàn

温宿县

[溫宿縣]

Onsu nahiyisi (Wensu county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区 ( Akèsūdìqū), west Xinjiang

wēnhépài

温和派

[溫和派]

moderate faction

wēndùjì

温度计

[溫度計]

thermometer
thermograph

nàmówēn

那摩温

[那摩溫]

foreman (pidgin derived from "number one", rendered in hanzi) (old)

Wēngēhuá

温哥华

[溫哥華]

Vancouver (city in Canada)

liángtǐwēn

量体温

[量體溫]

to take sb's temperature

wēnwén'ěryǎ

温文尔雅

[溫文爾雅]

cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated

Wēnbù'ěrdēng

温布尔登

[溫布爾登]

Wimbledon (district of southwest London)
Wimbledon Championships (tennis)

wēnyánhuánliú

温盐环流

[溫鹽環流]

thermohaline circulation (oceanography)

nínggǒngwēndù

凝汞温度

[凝汞溫度]

mercury condensation temperature (physics)

wēnliángrěnràng

温良忍让

[溫良忍讓]

submissive
accommodating

Ewēnkèyǔ

鄂温克语

[鄂溫克語]

Ewenke language (of Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia)

Wēnqiēsītè

温切斯特

[溫切斯特]

Winchester (town in south England, capital of former kingdom of Wessex)

wēndùtīdù

温度梯度

[溫度梯度]

temperature gradient

duìbǐwēndù

对比温度

[對比溫度]

temperature contrast
difference in temperature (of body to its surroundings)

dītǐwēnzhèng

低体温症

[低體溫症]

hypothermia

Wēntètú'ěr

温特图尔

[溫特圖爾]

Winterthur, Switzerland

wēnliánggōngjiǎn

温良恭俭

[溫良恭儉]

temperate, kind, courteous and restrained

Ewēnkèzú

鄂温克族

[鄂溫克族]

Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia

Wēngēhuá Dǎo

温哥华岛

[溫哥華島]

Vancouver Island

wēnshìqìtǐ

温室气体

[溫室氣體]

greenhouse gas

Aīyīnhuòwēn

埃因霍温

[埃因霍溫]

Eindhoven (city in the Netherlands)

wēnqíngmòmò

温情脉脉

[溫情脈脈]

full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted

lièshìwēnbiāo

列氏温标

[列氏溫標]

Réaumur temperature scale

fángshǔjiàngwēn

防暑降温

[防暑降溫]

to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature

wēnxīntíshì

温馨提示

[溫馨提示]

Please note:
tip
hint

chóngwēnjiùyè

重温旧业

[重溫舊業]

to resume one's old trade (idiom)

wēnshìxiàoyìng

温室效应

[溫室效應]

greenhouse effect

chóngwēnjiùmèng

重温旧梦

[重溫舊夢]

to revive old dreams (idiom); to relive past experiences

tǐgǎnwēndù

体感温度

[體感溫度]

apparent temperature (meteorology)

bùwēnbùhuǒ

不温不火

[不溫不火]

(of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm
moderate
so-so
(of a person) calm
unruffled

Wēnbù'ěrdùn

温布尔顿

[溫布爾頓]

Wimbledon

juéduìwēndù

绝对温度

[絕對溫度]

absolute temperature

wēngùzhīxīn

温故知新

[溫故知新]

to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
to recall the past to understand the future

tǐwēnguòdī

体温过低

[體溫過低]

hypothermia

huánjìngwēndù

环境温度

[環境溫度]

environmental temperature

Láiwēnsījī

莱温斯基

[萊溫斯基]

Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern

Sà'ěrwēnjiāng

萨尔温江

[薩爾溫江]

Salween river, flowing from Tibet into Myanmar

biànwēndòngwù

变温动物

[變溫動物]

poikilothermal (cold-blooded) animal

Wēndéhékè

温得和克

[溫得和克]

Windhoek, capital of Namibia

Hú Wēn Xīnzhèng

胡温新政

[胡溫新政]

Hu-Wen New Administration (formed in 2003), ostensibly reform-oriented leadership of Hu Jintao 胡錦濤／胡锦涛 ( Hú Jǐntāo) and Wen Jiabao 溫家寶／温家宝 ( Wēn Jiābǎo)

Mǎkè· Tǔwēn

马克·吐温

[馬克·吐溫]

Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835-1910), US writer, novelist and humorist, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克貝利·芬歷險記／哈克贝利·芬历险记 ( Hākèbèilì· Fēn Lìxiǎn Jì)

wēnliánggōngjiǎnràng

温良恭俭让

[溫良恭儉讓]