甜 (tián): sweet
甜 (tián) is a Chinese character meaning “sweet.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 舌 (structural) and 甘 (structural). It ranks #1991 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 甜 something tasty 甘 to the tongue 舌. Its radical form 甘 (sweet) appears in many related characters such as 甚 (shèn, excessive), 甘 (gān, (bound form) sweet).
Definitions
- sweet
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSomething tasty 甘 to the tongue 舌
Decomposition: ⿰舌甘 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 甜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 甜品noun | tián pǐn | dessert | 5 |
| 酸甜苦辣phrase | suān tián kǔ là | (lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甜蜜adjective | tián mì | sweet |
| 甜美adjective | tián měi | sweet |
| 甜言蜜语phrase | tián yán mì yǔ | (idiom) sweet words |
| 甜头noun | tián tou | sweet taste (of power, success etc) |
| 甜食noun | tián shí | dessert |
| 甜菜noun | tián cài | (sugar) beet |
| 香甜adjective | xiāng tián | fragrant and sweet |
| 甜酒noun | tián jiǔ | sweet liquor |
| 甜味noun | tián wèi | sweetness |
| 甜瓜noun | tián guā | muskmelon |
| 甜蜜蜜 | tián mì mì | very sweet |
| 甘甜adjective | gān tián | sweet |
| 甜味剂noun | tián wèi jì | sweetener (food additive) |
| 忆苦思甜phrase | yì kǔ sī tián | to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom) |
| 甜橙noun | tián chéng | sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) |
甜 appears in 57 compound words: 65 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 甜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy; all kinds of flavours; the joys and sorrows of life; the sweets and bitters of life
Showing 4 of 5 idioms containing 甜.
Example Sentences
甜字在日常生活中使用频率中等。
tián zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ zhōng děng .
The character "甜" (sweet) is used moderately frequently in daily life.
李栋旭见面会甜互动 郭书瑶笑嗨嗨全网炸
lǐ dòng xù jiàn miàn huì tián hù dòng guō shū 瑶 xiào 嗨 嗨 quán wǎng zhà
Li Dongxu's meeting was sweet and interactive, Guo Shuyao laughed and exploded
范逸臣寒风守候 田中千绘甜喊很幸福
fàn yì chén hán fēng shǒu hòu tián zhōng qiān huì tián hǎn hěn xìng fú
Fan Yichen waited in the cold wind, and Chie Tanaka shouted sweetly that he was very happy
草莓季甜点 缤纷层次引爆味蕾惊喜
cǎo 莓 jì tián diǎn bīn fēn céng cì yǐn bào wèi lěi jīng xǐ
Strawberry season desserts are colorful and surprising to the taste buds
麦芽糖醇是无糖食品吗?作为甜味剂被允许用于无糖产品对吗
mài yá táng chún shì wú táng shí pǐn ma ? zuò wéi tián wèi jì bèi yǔn xǔ yòng yú wú táng chǎn pǐn duì ma
Is maltitol a sugar free food? As a sweetener is allowed in sugar-free products, right?
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yīng guó ào sī kǎ lǐ ān nà dù tián chá dà rè dǎo zào yīng guó yǎn yuán bào lěng fēng dì yī zhàn zài . . .
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我尽量留着胃吃甜点。
Wǒ jǐnliàng liú zhe wèi chī tiándiǎn.
I try to save room for dessert.
我必须停止吃那么甜的冰激凌。
Wǒ bìxū tíngzhǐ chī nàme tián de bīngjīlíng.
I've got to stop eating such sweet ice cream.
我被她甜美的声线迷倒了。
Wǒ bèi tā tiánměi de shēngxiàn mí dǎo le.
I was fascinated by her sweet voice.
阿图什的无花果是甜蜜多汁的。
ātúshí de wúhuāguǒ shì tiánmì duōzhī de.
The figs of Atush are sweet and juicy.
Character Family
甘 Radical Family — Characters sharing the sweet radical
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