粘
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zhān · viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #3640
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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

米Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 粘

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zhānWords pronounced zhān
niánWords pronounced nián
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Example sentences

Notice where 粘 sits in each complete thought.

Fù zhì / nián tiē shì hěn yǒu yòng de.复制/粘贴是很有用的。

Copy-and-paste is very useful.

Source: Tatoeba #619799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kǒu xiāng táng nián dào tā de xié zǐ shàng le.口香糖粘到他的鞋子上了。

Some gum stuck to his shoes.

Source: Tatoeba #8940749 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bǎ tā chóngxīn nián le qǐ lái.汤姆把它重新粘了起来。

Tom glued it back together.

Source: Tatoeba #13278128 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Děng yí xià zài nián.等一下再粘。

Stick it on later.

Source: Tatoeba #1708531 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ de xié dǐ nián le kǒu xiāng táng.汤姆的鞋底粘了口香糖。

Some chewing gum was stuck to the sole of Tom's shoe.

Source: Tatoeba #8673761 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ tóufa shàng niánzhuó shén me dōng xī.你头发上粘着什么东西。

There's something in your hair.

Source: Tatoeba #4903270 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 粘 in context

  1. Say zhān, then recall the core meaning: viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 粘贴 (zhān tiē), meaning “to stick”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 粘 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.