甛
1. Same as "甜" (tián).
Same as "sweet".
《说文•甘部》:“甛,美也。从甘,从舌。舌,知甘者。”
"Interpretation of Characters" - 甘部: "甛, beautiful. From 甘 (sweet) and 舌 (tongue). The tongue knows sweetness."
《正字通•甘部》:“甛,俗作甜。”
"Zhengzitong" - 甘部: "甛 is commonly written as 甜."
2. The taste like sugar or honey.
"The King of Chu crossed the river and obtained a water lily seed, as large as a bucket and as red as the sun, when cut open and eaten, it was sweet as honey." — From "Confucius' Family Sayings"·致思
3. A metaphor for happiness and joy.
"After gathering the nectar from a hundred flowers, for whom do I toil, and for whom is it sweet?" — From Tang poet Luo Yin's poem "The Bee".