to warm up

to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent

grasp (执) + fire (灬) = hot and fervent

执 mainly gives the sound rè; the fire radical carries the meaning. The combination captures the essence of heat and warmth, whether from actual fire or metaphorical intensity.

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FireSemantic

今天很

jīn tiān hěn rè。

Today is very hot.

妈妈把牛奶一下再给孩子喝。

mā ma bǎ niú nǎi rè yī xià zài gěi hái zi hē。

Mom warms up the milk before giving it to the child to drink.

Words with 热

热战

rè zhàn

hot war

过热

guò rè

too hot

酒酣耳热

jiǔ hān ěr rè

tipsy and merry (idiom)

酿热物

niàng rè wù

biological fuel (such as horse dung)

里约热内卢

lǐ yuē rè nèi lú

Rio de Janeiro

电热

diàn rè

electrical heating

电热壶

diàn rè hú

electric kettle

电热毯

diàn rè tǎn

electric blanket

阿不来提·阿不都热西提

ā bù lái tí ā bù dū rè xī tí

Ablet Abdureshit (1942–), chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 1993–2003

隔热

gé rè

to insulate thermally

风湿热

fēng shī rè

rheumatic fever

余热

yú rè

residual heat; surplus heat; waste heat

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