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title: "Wenhe Meaning: 温和 (mild) or 吻合 (to match)?"
description: "温和 (traditional 溫和, wēnhé) means “mild; gentle; moderate”. Not the wenhe you heard? See 吻合. Hear its tones, see what 温 and 和 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenhe"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 温和 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

温和 wēnhé

## mild; gentle; moderate

## It can also mean

- lukewarm; warm (of food or water)

## Its characters

1. 温 wēn gentle
2. 和 hé gentle

## In a sentence

他说话的语气很温和。 He speaks in a very gentle tone.

另一个重要的人物是他的表姐薛宝钗，她**温和**大方，懂得为人处世，家里的长辈都很喜欢她。

From [《红楼梦》到底讲了什么？ · What is Dream of the Red Chamber about?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-dream-of-the-red-chamber-about#library-word-443-445)

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## Other words said wenhe

- [吻合wěnhéto match](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%BB%E5%90%88)

## More words with 温 or 和

- [低温 dīwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diwen)
- [高温 gāowēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaowen)
- [共和国 gònghéguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongheguo)
- [和解 héjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hejie)
- [和平 hépíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heping)
- [和尚 héshang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heshang)
- [和谐 héxié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hexie)
- [降温 jiàngwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangwen)
- [平和 pínghé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinghe)
- [气温 qìwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiwen)

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