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舔

tiǎn

to lick; to lap

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
14
Radical
舌 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
舔
Common rank
#3,833
Unicode
U+8214

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 舔 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

舌 meaning “tongue” + 忝 sound ( tiǎn )

Components 舌 忝

Words with 舔

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
舔屁股 tiǎn pì gu to kiss sb's ass; to brown-nose
舔阴 tiǎn yīn to perform cunnilingus
舔狗 tiǎn gǒu (neologism, attested by 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning beh…
舔肛 tiǎn gāng anilingus; rimming
舔舐 tiǎn shì to lick; to lap
舔吮 tiǎn shǔn to lick and suck

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 忝 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
忝 sound part tiǎn shame, disgrace; self-depreciation
添 tiān to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
掭 tiàn to manipulate