粘 (nián, zhān) — Chinese Character

粘

nián, zhān

viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous

Radical: 米 HSK 7 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

粘 decomposes into the following components:

米占

Semantic component: 米; phonetic component: 占.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 粘.

粘扣

zhān kòu

粘接

zhān jiē

粘稠

nián chóu

thick

粘糯

nián nuò

粘缠

nián chán

to stick closely to

粘聚

nián jù

to cohere

粘虫

nián chóng

army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)

粘贴

zhān tiē

to stick

粘连

zhān lián

to adhere

粘连

nián lián

to adhere

不粘锅

bù zhān guō

粘乎乎

nián hū hū

sticky

Characters that share the radical 米.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.