甜 meaning and stroke order
Sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
How to write 甜, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 甜
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- sweet
- (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
How 甜 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Something tasty 甘 to the tongue 舌.
Radical: 甘 (sweet), shared by 3 characters on this site.
How to remember 甜
On the left is 舌 (shé, tongue) and on the right is 甘 (gān, tasty or sweet). Something tasty on your tongue is 甜 (tián), sweet.
甜 describes sweet flavors and is also used for things that feel pleasant, like a sweet smile or a sweet voice. It appears in many food words such as 甜点 (tiándiǎn, dessert) and 甜食 (tiánshí, sweets). Example: 这个蛋糕太甜了。(Zhège dàngāo tài tián le.) This cake is too sweet.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the left part as 古 or 舍 instead of 舌, or forget the extra horizontal line inside 甘. Also keep the second tone in tián and do not confuse it with 田 (tián, field), which has the same sound but a different meaning.
Common words with 甜
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 酸甜苦辣 | suān-tián-kǔ-là | (lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and so | HSK 5 |
| 甜蜜 | tiánmì | sweet; happy | HSK 7-9 |
| 甜美 | tiánměi | sweet; pleasant | HSK 7-9 |
| 甜头 | tiántou | sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit | HSK 7-9 |
| 甜心 | tiánxīn | delighted to oblige; sweetheart | |
| 甜点 | tiándiǎn | dessert | |
| 甜品 | tiánpǐn | dessert | |
| 甜食 | tiánshí | dessert; sweet | |
| 甜菜 | tiáncài | (sugar) beet; (US) beet; (UK) beetroot | |
| 甜言蜜语 | tiányánmìyǔ | (idiom) sweet words; sweet talk | |
| 香甜 | xiāngtián | fragrant and sweet; sound (sleep) | |
| 甜味 | tiánwèi | sweetness | |
| 甜酒 | tiánjiǔ | sweet liquor | |
| 甜瓜 | tiánguā | muskmelon |
甜 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 甜
How many strokes are in 甜?
甜 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 甜 mean?
甜 (tián) means sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely. A common word with it is 酸甜苦辣 (suān-tián-kǔ-là), meaning "(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and so".
How do you pronounce 甜?
甜 is pronounced tián, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 甜?
The radical of 甜 is 甘, which carries the idea of "sweet". Dictionaries list 甜 under this radical.
Is 甜 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 甜 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
How do you say someone has a sweet mouth or is a smooth talker in Chinese?
Use 嘴甜 (zuǐ tián), literally sweet mouth. It means someone says nice, flattering things, for example 她嘴很甜 (tā zuǐ hěn tián), she is a sweet talker.
What does 尝到甜头 mean?
尝到甜头 (cháng dào tiántou) means to get a taste of the benefits of something. It often suggests that once people see the gain, they want to keep doing it.