甜

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sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Something tasty 甘 to the tongue 舌

Components 舌甘

sugary · Heisig RSH #2729

舌 tongue + 甘 sweet

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
阿斯巴甜	ā sī bā tián	(loanword) aspartame
甜言美语	tián yán měi yǔ	see 甜言蜜語\|甜言蜜语[tian2 yan2 mi4 yu3]
百利甜酒	Bǎi lì Tián jiǔ	Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)
嘴甜心苦	zuǐ tián xīn kǔ	sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
百利甜	Bǎi lì tián	Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink); see also 百利甜酒[Bai3 li4 Tian2 jiu3]
甜酸肉	tián suān ròu	sweet and sour pork
索马甜	suǒ mǎ tián	(loanword) thaumatin
甜头	tián tou	sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit
甜心	tián xīn	delighted to oblige; sweetheart
口甜	kǒu tián	soft-spoken; affable; full of honeyed words
甜点	tián diǎn	dessert
加甜	jiā tián	sweeten
甜美	tián měi	sweet; pleasant; happy
甜言	tián yán	sweet words; fine talk
清甜	qīng tián	(of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet
打一巴掌，给个甜枣	dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo	lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom); fig. to deal harshly with sb, the…
回甜	huí tián	to have a sweet aftertaste
甜言蜜语	tián yán mì yǔ	(idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery
嘴甜	zuǐ tián	sweet-talking; ingratiating
甜酒	tián jiǔ	sweet liquor