貼
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tiē · to stick, to paste

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Learn every stroke in 貼

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total 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.

貝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 貼

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Example sentences

Notice where 貼 sits in each complete thought.

Tā shì gè hěn tǐ tiē de rén.他是個很體貼的人。

He is a very thoughtful person.

Source: Tatoeba #848554 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài shǒu shàng tiē le yí kuài jiāo bù.他在手上貼了一塊膠布。

He put a Band-Aid on his hand.

Source: Tatoeba #337287 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ gào shì tiē zài zài bù gào bǎn shàng.把告示貼在在布告板上。

Stick a notice on the board.

Source: Tatoeba #798195 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ lìng yì zhāng yóu piào tiē zài xìn fēng shàng.把另一張郵票貼在信封上。

Stick another stamp on the envelope.

Source: Tatoeba #798197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ yóu piào tiē zài xìn fēng shàng.把郵票貼在信封上。

Stick a stamp on the envelope.

Source: Tatoeba #798196 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ ěrduo tiē zài mén shàng tīng.他把耳朵貼在門上聽。

He listened with his ear to the door.

Source: Tatoeba #6091761 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 貼 in context

  1. Say tiē, then recall the core meaning: to stick, to paste.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 貼 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.