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tiǎn

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tiǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tiǎn | tian3
English translation
to lick
to lap
to lick, to taste

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About tiǎn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

tiǎn

Contains the radical

shé

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

tongue

Etymology of tiǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

舌忝

Semantic compound

shé

Phonetic compound

tiǎn

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Example sentences using tiǎn

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饭碗 fàn wǎn tiǎn 一干二净 yī gān èr jìng .

He gave the bowl a thorough lick.

邮票 yóu piào tiǎn le 一下 yīxià .

He gave the stamp a lick.

gǒu tiǎn Shuǐ kēng Zhōng de Shuǐ .

The dog licked up water in a puddle.

māo liú zài 地上 dì shang de nǎi tiǎn 干净 gānjìng le .

The cat licked up all the milk which had overflowed onto the floor.

dǎo zài 碟子 dié zi de 牛奶 niúnǎi 很快 jiù bèi māo tiǎn guāng le .

The milk you put out in the saucer was quickly lapped up by the cat.

Words with tiǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
tiǎn to lick tiǎn
舔屁股 tiǎn pì gu to kiss sb's ass舔屁股 tiǎn pì gu

tiǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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tiǎn Decomposition

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