tián

sweet

tongue (舌) + sweet taste (甘) = sweet

甘 is an ancient pictograph of something held in the mouth, itself meaning 'sweet' or 'pleasant.' Together with 舌 (tongue), the character doubles down on the sensory experience of tasting sweetness.

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Words with 甜

酸甜

suān tián

sour and sweet

酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ là

lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)

阿斯巴甜

ā sī bā tián

(loanword) aspartame

香甜

xiāng tián

fragrant and sweet

齁甜

hōu tián

(dialect) (of food) excessively sweet; cloying

傻白甜

shǎ bái tián

(Internet slang) sweet, naive young woman

加甜

jiā tián

sweeten

口甜

kǒu tián

soft-spoken

嘴甜

zuǐ tián

sweet-talking

嘴甜心苦

zuǐ tián xīn kǔ

sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery

回甜

huí tián

to have a sweet aftertaste

强扭的瓜不甜

qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián

lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)

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