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舔

tiǎn

to lick, to taste

🔤 Pictophonetic: 舌 (tongue) provides meaning, 忝 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 ✏️ 14 strokes Uncommon • Top 34%

Words Using 舔 (4)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to kiss sb's ass / to brown-nose

舔屁股

tiǎnpìgu

to kiss sb's ass / to brown-nose

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shame, disgrace; self-depreciation

⿰舌忝 i

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shé

舌

tongue; bell clapper

📷 Pictographic: A tongue 千 sticking out of a mouth 口

6 strokes HSK 6

qiān

千

thousand; many, numerous; very

3 strokes HSK 2

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

tiǎn

忝

shame, disgrace; self-depreciation

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺗ (heart) provides meaning, 天 provides pronunciation

8 strokes

tiān

天

sky, heaven; god, celestial

💡 Ideographic: The heavens 一 above a man 大

4 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

dà

大

big, great, vast, high, deep

💡 Ideographic: A man 人 with outstretched arms

3 strokes HSK 1

⺗

heart; mind; soul

4 strokes

Words Using 舔 (4)

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