King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “sweetness”

甜味
tián wèi
sweetness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sweetness is 甜味 (tián wèi), defined as: sweetness.

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
味 wèi
taste; smell, odor; delicacy
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sweetness”

WordPinyinMeaning
甘味gān wèisweetness; sweet taste

Related words

Other words that share a character with 甜味.

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
意味着 (意味著)yì wèi zheto signify; to mean
味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sweetness”.

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.