粘

zhān

zh+ān·1st tone

to glue; to paste

Radical: 米 Strokes: 11 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

精米类粉糖粮粗粟粒糊粥糟

Same radical

精米类粉糖粮粗粟粒糊粥糟糕糜粹

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Character Decomposition

粘=米+占

Etymology

grain

Meanings

to glue; to paste

to adhere; to stick to

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Words with 粘 56 total

army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)粘虫nián chóng viscous; thick and sticky粘稠nián chóu to adhere · to stick together粘连nián lián to stick · to affix · to adhere · to paste (as in "copy and paste") · Taiwan pr. nián tiē粘贴zhān tiē

Idioms with 粘 2 total Chain

(old) (idiom) muddled; indecisive; plodding粘皮带骨nián pí dài gǔ