甜
甜 (tián) means “sweet”. It is made of 舌 + 甘 and has 11 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 甜 into its parts
What 甜 is made of
- 舌 shé — tongue
- 千 qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千 qiān — thousand
- 甘 gān — sweet
- 卄 niàn — twenty
- 十 — ten
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卄 niàn — twenty
Origin hint: Something tasty 甘 to the tongue 舌 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
甜 stroke order
Example sentences
这个西瓜很甜。Zhège xīguā hěn tián.This watermelon is very sweet.
你喜欢吃甜的吗？Nǐ xǐhuan chī tián de ma?Do you like sweet things?
Also built with 舌
- 乱luànmessy
- 刮guāto blow, of wind
- 括kuòto embrace
- 敌díenemy
- 活huóto live
- 舍shěhouse
- 舔tiǎnto lick
- 话huàwords
- 辞cíwords
- 适shìmatch
Quick facts
| Pinyin | tián |
|---|---|
| Meaning | sweet |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 甘 (sweet, #99) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 3 (2021) · Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 甜
What does 甜 mean?
甜 (tián) means “sweet”.
How many strokes does 甜 have?
甜 has 11 strokes.
What is the radical of 甜?
The radical of 甜 is 甘 (gān, “sweet”), Kangxi radical number 99.
What parts make up 甜?
甜 is made of 舌 (tongue) and 甘 (sweet).
Which HSK level is 甜?
甜 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 甜 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.