暄

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genial and warm

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

日 meaning “sun” + 宣 sound ( xuān )

Components 日宣

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
风和日暄	fēng hé rì xuān	gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
寒暄	hán xuān	to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries
暄腾	xuān teng	soft and warm (of bread)

Characters sharing the sound component 宣 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
宣 sound part	xuān	to proclaim, to declare, to announce; surname
喧	xuān	lively, noisy; to clamor, to talk loudly
萱	xuān	day-lily, Hemerocallis fulva
楦	xuàn	shoe last; to stretch a shoe; to turn a lathe
揎	xuān	to pull up one's sleeves; to prepare to fight
渲	xuàn	to render; to exaggerate, to embellish, to add layers of color
煊	xuān	warm
瑄	xuān	ornamental jade