甘 Radical 99
| 99 | 甘 | 5 | 甘 | gäm | gān | Kangxi radical 99;
sweetness; sweet, tasty; Gan surname.⁸ 甘蕉 gäm-dêl gānjiāo <bot.> the banana, Sapientum.¹¹ 甘瓜苦蒂 gäm-gä-fū-î gānguākǔdì lit. The melon is sweet but the stalk is bitter.¹⁶ fig. Nothing is 100% perfect.⁸ 甘菊 gäm-gūk gānjú <bot.> camomile.¹⁰ Dendranthema lavandulifolium (Fisch. ex Trautv.) Ling & Shih.²³ 甘棠 gäm-hõng gāntáng a wild, small pear.¹¹ a sweet pear.²⁴ 甘棠遗爱[甘棠遺愛] gäm-hõng-vĩ-öi gāntángyí'ài (allusion) sweet memories left behind by a popular official after his retirement.¹¹ 甘蔗 gäm-jêh gānzhe sugarcane.⁶ 甘蔗没有两头甜[甘蔗沒有兩頭甜] gäm-jêh mòt-yiû lēnghẽo hẽm gānzhe méiyǒu liǎngtóu tián A sugarcane is never sweet at both ends – You can't have your cake and eat it (too).⁶ 甘之如饴[甘之如飴] gäm-jï-nguĩ-yĩ gānzhīrúyí enjoy something bitter as if it were sweet as malt sugar – gladly endure hardships.⁵ 甘薯 gäm-sĩ gānshǔ sweet potato.⁸ 甘草 gäm-tāo gāncǎo licorice; <TCM> (root of) licorice.⁶ 甘心 gäm-xïm gānxīn be willing/ready; be content with.⁶ 甘心情愿[甘心情願] gäm-xïm-tẽin-ngùn gānxīnqíngyuàn willingly and gladly.⁶ 甘肃[甘肅] Gäm-xūk Gānsù Gansu Province. 甘雨 gäm-yî gānyǔ timely rainfall; seasonal rain.⁶ |
gam2 | 4048 | |||
| 99 | 甘 | 8 | 甙 | gäm | dài | (alternate Hoisanva
pronunciation for 甙 òi dài with same meaning.) <又> òi. (See 甙 òi.) |
gam2 | 4049 | |||
| 99 | 甘 | 8 | 𤮻 ❄ |
jī | zhǐ | (<old>=旨 jī zhǐ <wr.> tasty;
delicious; decree.⁶) (composition: ⿱干甘; U+24BBB). (See 旨 jī). ❄ ❄ |
ji1 | 7785 | 
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| 99 | 甘 | 8 | 甙 | òi | dài | 糖甙 hõng-òi or hõng-gäm tángdài <chem.>
glucoside.⁵ <又> gäm. (See 甙 gäm.) |
oi4 | 12431 | |||
| 99 | 甘 | 9 | 甚 | sìm | shén | (=什 sìm shén) what. 甚么[甚麼] sìm-mō shénme what. (See 甚 [sìm, shèn].) |
sim4 | 13708 | |||
| 99 | 甘 | 9 | 甚 | sìm | shèn | very; extremely; any; great
extent; considerably. (old variant: 𠯕❄{⿱口匹} sìm shèn). 逼人太甚 bēik-ngĩn-häi-sìm bīréntàishèn push somebody too hard; put too much pressure (on somebody).⁶ 知之甚少 jï-jï-sìm-sēl zhīzhīshènshǎo little is known. 日甚一日 ngìt-sìm-yīt-ngìt rìshènyīrì with increasing intensity. 甚至 sìm-jï shènzhì even; so much so that.⁶ (See 甚 [sìm, shén]; 𠯕❄{⿱口匹} sìm). |
sim4 | 13709 | |||
| 99 | 甘 | 11 | 甜 | hẽm | tián | sweet, luscious; agreeable,
pleasant.⁷ (variants: 甛,餂 hẽm tián). (See 甛 hẽm; 餂 hẽm). 甜酒酿[甜酒釀] hẽm-diū-ngèng tiánjiǔniàng fermented rice.⁷ 甜点[甜點] hẽm-ēm tiándiǎn sweet; dessert.⁷ 甜瓜 hẽm-gâ/ tiánguā muskmelon; sweet melon.⁶ 甜甘 hẽm-gäm tiángān sweet, honeyed, or pleasing.⁷ 甜津津 hẽm-jün-jün tiánjīnjīn or 甜滋滋 hẽm-dü-dü tiánzīzī pleasantly sweet; happy, gratified, quite pleased.⁵⁴ 甜味 hẽm-mì tiánwèi sweet taste.⁷ 甜蜜 hẽm-mìt tiánmì sweet; happy.⁵ 甜言蜜语[甜言蜜語] hẽm-ngũn-mìt-nguî tiányánmìyǔ sweet words and honeyed phrases; fine-sounding words.⁵ 甜菜 hẽm-töi tiáncài a sweet beet.⁷ 甜酸 hẽm-xön tiánsuān (of food) sweet and sour.⁶ 甜酸苦辣 hẽm-xön-fū-làt tián-suān-kǔ-là lit. sweetness, sourness, bitterness and hotness – all sorts of joys and sorrows.⁶ 甜酸鸡[甜酸雞] hẽm-xön-gäi tiánsuānjī sweet and sour chicken.¹⁹ 甜酸排骨 hẽm-xön-pãi-gūt tiánsuānpáigǔ sweet-and-sour spareribs.⁰ <台> 甜淰淰 hẽm-nĩm-nĩm pleasantly sweet; quite pleased, happy. |
hem3 | 6264 | |||
| 99 | 甘 | 11 | 甛 | hẽm | tián | (=甜 hẽm tián sweet, luscious;
agreeable, pleasant.⁷); sweet, sweetness.⁸ (composition: ⿰甘舌; U+751B). (See 甜 hẽm). |
hem3 | 6265 | |||
| 99 | 甘 | 13 | 甞 | sẽng | cháng | (archaic =尝[嘗] sẽng cháng taste; experience,
experiment.⁸ to taste, to try; the autumnal sacrifice, the first
fruits.²⁴).⁴³ (composition: ⿱尚甘; U+751E). (See 嘗 sẽng.) |
seng3 | 13540 | |||
| 99 | 甘 | 14 | 𤯈 ❄ |
jêh | zhè | (=蔗 jêh zhè sugarcane).² (=柘 jëh zhè <old>=蔗 jêh zhè sugarcane).² (composition: ⿰甘者(U+FA5B) or ⿰甘者(U+8005); U+24BC8). (See 蔗 jêh; 柘 jëh). |
jeh5 | 7513 | |||
| 99 | 甘 | 16 | 𤯋 ❄ |
jêh | zhè | (=蔗 jêh zhè)
sugarcane).²ʼ²⁴ʼ¹⁰¹ (composition: ⿰甘庶; U+24BCB). (See 蔗 jêh). |
jeh5 | 7514 |