温文

温

溫

we̅n

文

wén

genteel

Characters and words in 温文

温

溫

we̅n = w + (e)n1

surname Wen

Add a new mnemonic for 温 = 昷 + 氵

温 = 昷 + 氵 : After having fed the prisoner (昷) in front of the encampment ((e)n1), Willy Walrus (w) hands him a bottle of water (氵), but the prisoner complains that the water is warm (温).

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温

溫

we̅n = w + (e)n1

warm / lukewarm / temperature / to warm up / mild / soft / tender / to review (a lesson etc) / fever (TCM) / old variant of 瘟[wen1]

Add a new mnemonic for 温 = 昷 + 氵

温 = 昷 + 氵 : After having fed the prisoner (昷) in front of the encampment ((e)n1), Willy Walrus (w) hands him a bottle of water (氵), but the prisoner complains that the water is warm (温).

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文

wén = w + (e)n2

language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

Add a new mnemonic for 文 = 乂 + 亠

文 = 乂 + 亠 : Mnemonic symbol: a thick book.

Willy Walrus (w) wants to cook in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). The recipe book (文) is extremely greasy and Willy doesn't want it to touch anything, nor touch it. That's why he puts it into a beret (亠) so that it doesn't touch the floor, and uses pliers (乂) to turn the pages.

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