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The Chinese word 舔 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
tiǎn 1. to lick
2. (figurative, slang) to suck up to; to brownnose
      - to suck up to the Communist Party of China -
      - to suck up to Japan -
      - to suck up to the United States -
3. usage. (sense, to suck up to) Often takes objects that are abbreviated forms, as shown in the examples.