Chinese symbol for “sweet”
甜
tián
sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sweet is 甜 (tián), defined as: sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sweet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甜蜜 | tián mì | sweet; happy |
| 甘 | gān | (bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦 (kǔ): bitter, unpleasant); to be willing (to do sth) |
| 甜美 | tián měi | sweet; pleasant |
| 温柔 (溫柔) | wēn róu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) |
| 娇滴滴 (嬌滴滴) | jiāo dī dī | sweet; cute |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 甜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甜蜜 | tián mì | sweet; happy |
| 甜美 | tián měi | sweet; pleasant |
| 甜点 (甜點) | tián diǎn | dessert |
| 甜心 | tián xīn | delighted to oblige; sweetheart |
| 甜食 | tián shí | dessert; sweet |
| 甜品 | tián pǐn | dessert |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sweet”.
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.