舔
HSK 7freq #7383
Meanings
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- 1.to lick
- 2.to lap
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Wiktionary
- 1.to lick
- 2.to suck up to; to brownnose
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l̥ʰiːmʔ): semantic 舌 (“tongue”) + phonetic 忝 (OC *l̥ʰiːmʔ, *l̥ʰiːms). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lem (“to lick”). The Cantonese vernacular reading (Guangzhou lim² or lem²; Taishan liam²) preserves the Old Chinese lateral initial *l̥-.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
亲吻一个抽烟的人就像在舔烟灰缸。
Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray.
亲吻一个抽烟的人就像在舔烟灰缸。
Kissing a person who smokes is like licking an ashtray.
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Derived terms
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