U+998B "馋" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+998B "馋" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of being gluttonous, greedy for food, or having an intense craving for something delicious to eat. It is composed of the radical for "food" on the left, indicating its association with eating, and a phonetic component on the right that suggests its pronunciation as "chan" in Mandarin. Beyond its literal sense of salivation or longing for tasty dishes, the character can also extend metaphorically to describe a strong desire or yearning for other pleasurable things, and it is commonly used in everyday Chinese language to describe someone as being "hoggish" or having a "sweet tooth."