暄 xuān warm
warm; genial
怎么记住“暄”: 日 sun + 宣 to proclaim = warm. The mayor steps out into the sun to proclaim the start of spring, and the whole market square feels warm.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
暄 = 日 sun + 宣 to proclaim
- 日 sun meaning
- 宣 to proclaim sound
The mayor steps out into the sun to proclaim the start of spring, and the whole market square feels warm.
How it came to be
The sun gives the meaning and the sign for to proclaim gives the sound.
用法
- Means warm/genial, but you will meet it in essentially one word: 寒暄 (hánxuān), to exchange small talk and pleasantries, literally 'cold and warm' chit-chat about the weather etc. before real business.