What 甜 means
Sweet, literally or figuratively. The written character pairs 舌 (“tongue”) with 甘 (“sweet”). Its older variant 甛 reverses those parts but means the same. Shuowen Jiezi, a Han dynasty dictionary compiled around 100 CE, records 甛; it also appears in an inscription on a Northern Wei tomb dated 521. These attestations show use, not an origin date.
Warm for taste or affection; context shapes the tone.
甜言蜜语 can be flattery meant to persuade.
Combination ideas
3Sweet talk; pleasing words that may manipulate.
Sweetheart; an affectionate address.
A benefit or payoff.
Questions people ask
1Why does 甜 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type 甜
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 751C, then Alt+X to get 甜.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk unified ideograph-751c”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 751c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
甜CSS
\751CMandarin Pinyin
Enter tian in a Chinese Pinyin input method and select 甜; tone marks are usually optional.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
甜
HTML hex
甜
CSS content
content: "\751C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E7%94%9C
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.