舔舐
tiǎn​shì

lick

舔 tiǎn lick with tongue

Components

舌
舌 Meaning component
shé tongue

tongue

忝
忝 Sound component
tiǎn disgraced

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartthemXl̥ ˤ[i]mʔto lick, to lap [not in GSR]
Zhengzhangl̥ʰiːmʔ
Unicodetèm

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

舐 shì lick with tongue

Phonosemantic compound. 舌 represents the meaning and 氏 represents the sound.

Components

舌
舌 Meaning component
shé tongue
氏
氏 Sound component
shì clan

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartzyeXCə.leʔlick
Zhengzhangɦljeʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang