贴
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tiē · to stick, to paste

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #1971
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Learn every stroke in 贴

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See how 贴 is constructed

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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

9Total 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.

贝Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 贴

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tiēWords pronounced tiē
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Example sentences

Notice where 贴 sits in each complete thought.

Kǒu yǔ bǐ shū miàn yǔ gèng tiē jìn shēng huó.口语比书面语更贴近生活。

Spoken language is closer to life than written language.

Source: Tatoeba #9987054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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
Tā duì tā hěn tǐ tiē.他对她很体贴。

He's very nice with her.

Source: Tatoeba #1325230 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fān yì gēn yuán wén hěn tiē qiè.翻译跟原文很贴切。

The translation is quite true to the original.

Source: Tatoeba #1517737 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhēn tǐ tiē.你真体贴。

You are so considerate.

Source: Tatoeba #1064576 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bié wàng le zài nǐ de xìn shàng tiē zhāng yóu piào.别忘了在你的信上贴张邮票。

Don't forget to put a stamp on your letter.

Source: Tatoeba #332537 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 贴 in context

  1. Say tiē, then recall the core meaning: to stick, to paste.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 补贴 (bǔ tiē), meaning “to subsidize”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 贴 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.