HOT 熱熱
TEMPERATURE RESEMBLING that of FIRE.
Old Chinese Criteria
Modern Chinese Criteria
Hyponym
- PARCH CAUSE TO BECOME INTENSELY HOT USING LIGHT of the SUN. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
- WARM SLIGHTLY HOT. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
Antonym
Hypernym
- TEMPERATURE FEATURE of a SUBSTANCE DEFINED by the INTENSITY of MOVEMENT of its ELEMENTS:molecules. [] (anc: 4/0, child: 2)
- FEATURE ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
- OBJECT [NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
WARM
calere refers to warmth generally.
fervere refers to considerable heat, typically close to boiling point.
aestuare refers to subjective feelings of heat.
BELLUM
熱,暑
1. WL quote the received view that shu3 暑 relates to humidity but fails to realise that the essence of the concept is twofold: firstly it relates always to climatic temperature only; and secondly it refers to perceived temperature. Any burning object is re4 熱, but no one would think of calling it shu3 暑 in classical Chinese.
Words (26 items)
暑 shǔ OC: qhljaʔ MC: ɕi̯ɤ 27 Attributions
Shǔ 暑 (ant. hán 寒 "cold") refers to perceived heat, which often relates to humidity in the air as well as objective temperature.
- Word relations
- Ant: 寒/COLD
The standard current word referring to coldness is hán 寒 (ant. standardly shǔ 暑, but also wēn 溫, rè 熱 "warm"). - Assoc: 熱/HOT
Probably the most general word referrring to objective high temperature or heat is rè 熱 (ant. lěng 冷 "cold").
- Syntactic words
- nperiod of hot weather
- nabstativeheat, state of hotness; agreeable warm termperature
- vadSwhen it is hot; in summer
- vibe hot (like the weather in summer)
- vi0stativeit is hot
熱 rè OC: ŋjed MC: ȵiɛt 19 Attributions
Probably the most general word referrring to objective high temperature or heat is rè 熱 (ant. lěng 冷 "cold").
- Word relations
- Ant: 寒/COLD
The standard current word referring to coldness is hán 寒 (ant. standardly shǔ 暑, but also wēn 溫, rè 熱 "warm"). - Ant: 冷/COLD
Lěng 冷 refers to anything fresh and cool rather than rè 熱 "unpleasantly hot". - Contrast: 暖 / 暖/HOT
Nuǎn 暖/煖 (ant. liáng 涼"cool") is very mild heat. - Assoc: 燀/HOT
- Assoc: 暑/HOT
Shǔ 暑 (ant. hán 寒 "cold") refers to perceived heat, which often relates to humidity in the air as well as objective temperature.
- Syntactic words
- nabstativewarm weather; HF 8.8.48: (the onset of) warm and pleasant weather; heat
- v[adN]something hot
- vadNwarm
- vibe burning hot; be sizzling hot; be extremely warm (of clothes)
- vi0there is heat, the weather is hot; it is hot
- vichangebecome hotter; become (uncomfortably) hot
暖 nuǎn OC: noonʔ MC: nʷɑn
暖 nuǎn OC: noonʔ MC: nʷɑn 9 Attributions
Nuǎn 暖/煖 (ant. liáng 涼"cool") is very mild heat.
- Word relations
- Ant: 清/COLD
Qīng 清 (ant. rù 溽 "unpleasantly humid and warm") describes a mild, fresh coolness of climate rather than of liquids or solids.
- Syntactic words
- nabfeaturewarmth, heat
- nabstativewarmth
- vadNwarm; hot
- vibe warm; feel warm; designed to keep one warm
- vi0it is warm
- vi0changeit turns warm
- vtoNcausativecause to be warm and comfortable
溫 wēn OC: quun MC: ʔuo̝n 8 Attributions
Wēn 溫 (ant. liáng 涼 "cool") is mild heat.
- Word relations
- Ant: 寒/COLD
The standard current word referring to coldness is hán 寒 (ant. standardly shǔ 暑, but also wēn 溫, rè 熱 "warm"). - Assoc: 和/COOL
Xū 煦 and hé 和 refer to temperate, comfortable, and warm temperatures or climates.
- Syntactic words
- nabfeaturehot temperatures
- nabmedicalwarm nature; warming featureDS
- nabstativewarm temperature (of air etc)
- vadNwarm, mild
- vadVwarmly (clad)
- vibe warm; be mild
- vt[oN]heat up/warm up the bedding (for one's parents)?CH
- vtoNcausativecause to be hot; to warm
煬 yàng OC: k-laŋs MC: ji̯ɐŋ 5 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vt+prep+Nkeep warm at
- vtoNkeep warm by the side of
- vtoNreflexive.己keep (oneself) warm
炎 yán OC: ɢlam MC: ɦiɛm 3 Attributions
Yán 炎 is extreme heat.
- Syntactic words
- vadNhot
- vi.redbe blazing hot, extremely hot
- vi.redfigurativebe figuratively blazing and full of energy
熾然 chì rán OC: khljɯɡs njen MC: tɕhɨ ȵiɛn 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadNblazing
- VPibe one hot blaze
燀熱 chǎn rè OC: thjanʔ ŋjed MC: tɕhiɛn ȵiɛt 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPibe hot
蟲 chóng OC: ɡrluŋ MC: ɖuŋ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vi.redintensitivebe blazing hot
暑熱 shǔ rè MC: syoX nyet OC: qhljaʔ ŋjed 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPabheat of the warm season: oppressive heat;hot seasonCH
暵 hàn OC: qhlaans MC: hɑn 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- viSHI 69, SHUOWEN: be all hot and parched (as fields)
煦 xù OC: qhos MC: hi̯o
煦 xǔ OC: qhoʔ MC: hi̯o 1 Attribution
Xù 煦 and hé 和 refer to temperate, comfortable, and warm temperatures or climates.
- Syntactic words
- vadNmild, comfortably warm
燀 chǎn OC: thjanʔ MC: tɕhiɛn 1 Attribution
- Word relations
- Assoc: 熱/HOT
Probably the most general word referrring to objective high temperature or heat is rè 熱 (ant. lěng 冷 "cold").
- Syntactic words
- vibe very warm and comfortable
- vtoNcausativeheat up
燥 zào OC: saawʔ MC: sɑu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nabstativeheat
五熱 wǔ rè OC: ŋaaʔ ŋjed MC: ŋuo̝ ȵiɛt 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPabfeaturefive forms of insufferable heat
宛暍 wǎn yè MC: 'jwonX 'jot OC: qonʔ qad 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPito suffer from heat, to get heatstrokeLZ
蒸 zhēng OC: kjɯŋ MC: tɕɨŋ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vibe hot
褞 yǔn OC: qunʔ MC: ʔi̯un
褞縕 Click here to add pinyin OC: MC: 0 Attributions
yǔn
- Syntactic words
- nadNXINYU: padded and warm
寒熱 hán rè OC: ɡaan ŋjed MC: ɦɑn ȵiɛt 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPabfeaturerelative temperature
奧 ào OC: quuɡs MC: ʔɑu 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vibe warm
嫗 yù OC: qos MC: ʔi̯o 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcausativecause to be warm> incubate; warm with one's body
暖 nuǎn OC: noonʔ MC: nʷɑn 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vibe warm (GUOYU)
溽 rù OC: njoɡ MC: ȵi̯ok 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- viLIJI: moist and hot (as a summer in Canton)
熇 hè OC: qhaawɡ MC: hɑk 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- viHUANGDINEIJING, suwen: hot
燅 xián OC: sɢlam MC: ziɛm 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcausativecause to be warm> to warm; to heat (YILI)
燠 yù OC: quɡ MC: ʔuk 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- viSHI: warm and comfortable (as clothes)