Chinese symbol for “lick”
舔
tiǎn
to lick; to lap
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lick is 舔 (tiǎn), defined as: to lick; to lap.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lick”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 舔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舔阴 (舔陰) | tiǎn yīn | to perform cunnilingus |
| 舔吮 | tiǎn shǔn | to lick and suck |
| 舔屁股 | tiǎn pì gu | to kiss sb's ass; to brown-nose |
| 舔狗 | tiǎn gǒu | (neologism, attested by 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their af |
| 舔肛 | tiǎn gāng | anilingus; rimming |
| 舔舐 | tiǎn shì | to lick; to lap |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lick”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.