粘 (nián): to glue, to paste, to adhere, to stick to
粘 (nián) is a Chinese character meaning “to glue.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 米 (semantic) and 占 (phonetic). It ranks #2185 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 粘 grain. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 米 (mǐ, uncooked rice), 类 (lèi, kind), 精 (jīng, essence).
Definitions
- to glue
- to paste
- to adhere
- to stick to
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 粘
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粘乎乎 | nián hū hū | sticky |
| 粘连 | nián lián | to adhere |
| 粘稠 | nián chóu | viscous |
| 不粘锅 | bù zhān guō | non-stick pan |
| 粘皮着骨 | nián pí zhuó gǔ | see 粘皮帶骨|粘皮带骨[nian2 pi2 dai4 gu3] |
| 粘皮带骨 | nián pí dài gǔ | (old) (idiom) muddled |
| 粘接 | zhān jiē | to bond |
| 粘船鱼 | zhān chuán yú | shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates) |
| 粘扣带 | zhān kòu dài | velcro |
| 魔鬼粘 | mó guǐ zhān | (Tw) Velcro fastener |
| 粘聚 | nián jù | to cohere |
| 粘虫 | nián chóng | army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests) |
| 粘扣 | zhān kòu | velcro |
| 粘缠 | nián chán | to stick closely to |
| 粘糯 | nián nuò | sticky |
粘 appears in 16 compound words: 88 as the first character, 6 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 粘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
学习粘字需要反复练习,才能写得工整。
xué xí nián zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the art of writing characters requires repeated practice to achieve neatness.
...凉油的原理......煎鸡蛋 #煎鸡蛋不粘锅做法 #铁锅 #美食教程 #铁锅不粘锅
. . . liáng yóu de yuán lǐ . . . . . . jiān jī dàn jiān jī dàn bù nián guō zuò fǎ tiě guō měi shí jiào chéng tiě guō bù nián guō
...The principle behind using cold oil......Frying eggs #How to fry eggs without sticking #Cast iron skillet #Cooking tutorial #Non-stick cast iron skillet
女生得了闭经怎么调理?宫腔粘连需做宫腔镜手术分离吗
nǚ shēng dé le bì jīng zěn má diào lǐ ? gōng qiāng nián lián xū zuò gōng qiāng jìng shǒu shù fēn lí ma
How to treat girls with amenorrhea? Does hysteroscopic surgery be needed for uterine adhesions?
宫腔内不均质回声是什么意思?和炎症或粘连有关联吗
gōng qiāng nèi bù jūn zhì huí shēng shì shén má yì sī ? hé yán zhèng huò nián lián yǒu guān lián ma
What does intrauterine heterogeneous echo mean? Is it related to inflammation or adhesions?
...到一根手指都疼是怎么回事?会不会是手术后粘连造成
. . . dào yī gēn shǒu zhǐ dōu téng shì zěn má huí shì ? huì bù huì shì shǒu shù hòu nián lián zào chéng
... What's going on with a finger that hurts? Could it be caused by adhesions after surgery?
...水材料热稳定性难题,让热咖啡、热牛奶不再粘壁
. . . shuǐ cái liào rè wěn dìng xìng nán tí , ràng rè kā fēi , rè niú nǎi bù zài nián bì
... The thermal stability problem of water materials makes hot coffee and hot milk no longer stick to the wall
汤姆的鞋底粘了口香糖。
Tāngmǔ de xiédǐ zhān le kǒuxiāngtáng.
There was some chewing gum on the sole of Tom's shoe.
你头发上粘着什么东西。
Nǐ tóufa shàng zhān zhe shénme dōngxi.
There's something in your hair.
汤姆把它重新粘了起来。
Tāngmǔ bǎ tā chóngxīn zhān le qǐlai.
Tom glued it back together.
您今天早上醒来的时候您的眼皮有没有粘在一起?
Nín jīntiān zǎoshang xǐnglái de shíhou nín de yǎnpí yǒuméiyǒu zhān zàiyīqǐ?
Were your eyelids stuck together when you woke up this morning?
Character Family
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