舔

tiǎn

to lick

to lap

tongue (舌) + sound (忝) = to lick

The tongue radical (舌) carries the full meaning here — it is the organ doing the licking. 忝 contributes the approximate sound tiǎn rather than any idea about tasting.

舌+忝→舔
忝A character meaning to shamePhonetic
舌TongueSemantic

猫咪在舔自己的爪子。

māo mī zài tiǎn zì jǐ de zhuǎ zi。

The kitty is licking its own paws.

小狗跑过来舔了我的手。

xiǎo gǒu pǎo guò lái tiǎn le wǒ de shǒu。

The puppy ran over and licked my hand.

Words with 舔

舔舐

tiǎn shì

to lick; to lap

舔吮

tiǎn shǔn

to lick and suck

舔屁股

tiǎn pì gu

to kiss sb's ass

舔狗

tiǎn gǒu

(neologism c. 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections

舔肛

tiǎn gāng

anilingus

舔阴

tiǎn yīn

to perform cunnilingus

More characters with 舌

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