(nuǎn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

nuǎn warm, genial 13 strokes · Radical (sun) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 暖 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced nuǎn.

Stroke Order & Practice

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暖 — 13 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
left sun
right to lead on to

Radical

The radical of is — meaning sun. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (sun) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 暖

nuǎnhuo warm; mild
今天比昨天暖和多了。
Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān nuǎnhuo duō le.
Today is much warmer than yesterday.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 18 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

海南的气候条件很特别,一年四季都让人感觉和、湿润。
From Mock Exam 14 →
南风轻轻地吹,温的风让那个人感到很热,于是就自己脱掉了大衣。
From Mock Exam 07 →

Tasks Featuring 暖 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论自然情况
Nature & Geography · 暖和

FAQ

What does 暖 mean in Chinese?

暖 (nuǎn) means warm, genial. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 暖 have?

暖 is written in 13 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 暖?

The radical of 暖 is 日 (sun). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 普, 晨, 景, 暑, 暂.

What is the pinyin for 暖?

暖 is pronounced nuǎn.

What HSK 4 words use 暖?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 暖 appears in 1 word, including 暖和 (nuǎnhuo). See the full list above.

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