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CHINESE CHARACTER

tián

甜

甜

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sweet

Numbered pinyin
tian2
English meanings
sweet, agreeable

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 舌; right 甘.

  • Left

    舌
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  • Right

    甘
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    • Outside

      卄
      Explore parts · Overlapping
    • Inside

      二

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰舌甘

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这gè个píngguǒ苹果hěn很tián甜。

    This apple is sweet.

  2. 02

    táng糖shì是tián甜de的。

    Sugar is sweet.

  3. 03

    xīnli心里tián甜tián甜de的。

    Sweet inside.

  4. 04

    tài太tián甜le了。

    Too sweet.

  5. 05

    tiánměi甜美de的shēngyīn声音。

    A sweet voice.

  6. 06

    shēnghuó生活hěn很tián甜。

    Life is sweet.

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