黏
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nián · to stick to

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #14914
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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

17Total 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.

黍Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 黏

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niánWords pronounced nián
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Example sentences

Notice where 黏 sits in each complete thought.

Nián zhe yǔ yǒu xǔ duō hòu zhuì.黏着语有许多后缀。

Agglutinative languages have a lot of suffixes.

Source: Tatoeba #9989906 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bǎ nián tǔ sù chéng le yí gè huā píng.湯姆把黏土塑成了一個花瓶。

Tom worked the clay into a vase.

Source: Tatoeba #662819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì xiē jiā jù shì yòng jiāo shuǐ nián zài yì qǐ.一些家具是用膠水黏在一起。

Some furniture is put together with glue.

Source: Tatoeba #798051 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yòng chǎn zǐ guā diào nián zài dì shàng de guǎng gào dān.他用鏟子刮掉黏在地上的廣告單。

He uses a spatula to scrape off advertisements that were stuck on the ground.

Source: Tatoeba #13552275 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiè yóu zhǔ fèi yǐ jiǎn shǎo nián jiāng zhuàng wù zhì.藉由煮沸以減少黏漿狀物質。

Reduce to pulp by boiling.

Source: Tatoeba #897287 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 黏 in context

  1. Say nián, then recall the core meaning: to stick to.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 黏着 (nián zhuó), meaning “to adhere”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 黏 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.