降温
jiàng wēn · HSK 4
to lower the temperature
❄️🌡️ 降 = descend + 温 = warmth; descending warmth = cooling down
降 means to descend or lower (think 'descend in rank'), and 温 means warm or temperature. Together: lowering the warmth. Also used figuratively when interest or enthusiasm cools off.
降 — 阜 (mound) 阝+ 夅 (descend, phonetic)
Originally depicted two feet (夅) walking down from a mound or hill (阜), showing the act of descending. The 阝on the left is the 'mound' radical, while 夅 carries both phonetic and semantic weight, suggesting downward movement. Pronounced jiàng for 'descend' and xiáng for 'surrender'.