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Chinese symbol for “sugary”

甜得发腻
tián de fā nì
Traditional: 甜得發膩
lovey-dovey; cloying; sugary

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sugary is 甜得发腻 (tián de fā nì), defined as: lovey-dovey; cloying; sugary.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

甜 tián
sweet, sweetness
radical 99 ⽢ · 11 strokes
得 de
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
radical 60 ⼻ · 11 strokes
发 fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
radical 29 ⼜ · 5 strokes
腻 nì
greasy, oily, smooth; bored, tired
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 甜得发腻.

WordPinyinMeaning
甜蜜tián mìsweet; happy
甜美tián měisweet; pleasant
甜点 (甜點)tián diǎndessert
甜心tián xīndelighted to oblige; sweetheart
甜食tián shídessert; sweet
甜品tián pǐndessert
觉得 (覺得)jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
获得 (獲得)huò déto obtain; to receive; to get
发展 (發展)fā zhǎndevelopment; growth
细腻 (細膩)xì nì(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate; (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous

See also: Japanese symbol for “sugary”.

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.