tiǎn = ti + an3
to lick / to lap
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How to pronounce 舔

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ti initial

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

舔 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
tiǎn = ti + an3
to shame
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= ji + Ø1
used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
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shé = sh + e2
tongue
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Characters with 舔 as component

舔 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 舔

to lick and suck
to kiss sb's ass / to brown-nose
(neologism c. 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections

Sentences with 舔

舔 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tiǎn

to lick / to lap

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