to lick / to lap (up)

舐 character breakdown

clan name / maiden name

Mnemonic symbol: Christopher MacLeod, leader of the MacLeod clan.

Sherlock Holmes and Christopher MacLeod are fighting for the leadership of the MacLeod clan in the space station's bathroom.
see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
tongue

= + : Sherlock Holmes (sh) used a kilogram (千) to crush mandarins (口) on the elevator's kitchen (e2) counter. He's licking up the juice with his tongue (舌).

Characters with 舐 as component

舐 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 舐

to flatter obsequiously / toady
lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom) / fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom) / parental love
lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom) / fig. to show deep affection towards one's children

Sentences with 舐

舐 currently does not appear in any sentence.