温
溫Wen1
#865 most
frequent character
surname Wen
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
温 is a shorter form of 溫. Older 溫 went back to a picture of someone bathing in warm water in a tub, so it meant warm. 氵 water came later to strengthen that sense. From 'warm' the meaning moved to heating and to temperature.
Drawn as: bather in a tub
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