gān

sweet

How it’s built

Pictograph of something sweet inside the mouth (口).

iconic

mouth

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iconic

characterless component — Depicts something sweet inside the mouth.

Through the ages

Oracle bone script

Appears in

Characters that use 甘 as a component, most common first.

某mǒusome 甚shénconsiderably 香xiāngincense 敢gǎnbold 鲁lǔfoolish 甜tiánsweet 钳qiánpincers 酣hānto enjoy liquor 邯hána district in Hebei province 鉗qiánpincers 魯lǔfoolish

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