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粘
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glue

HSK 7 N1
Nature →Plants →Grasses
zhān
ネン
ねば.る
점
Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound.
Components
米 rice+ 占 tell fortunes =
粘 glue
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
hulled or husked uncooked rice
占 Phonetic component
zhàn tell fortunes
variant of 占[zhàn]
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Notes
Similar Characters
奥 obscure (simp)奧 of great depth (trad)屎 excrement料 material暴 violent粥 porridge粪 manure (simp)糞 dung (trad)鬻 child龹 to roll rice into ball匊 handful (iii)氣 spirit (trad)竊 pilfer (trad)籴 purchase (simp)籼 long-grained rice (simp)籽 seed粉 powder粑 tsamba粒 grain粕 lees
Chinese
粘 [nián]
variant of 黏[nián]
粘 [zhān]
to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to
Japanese
粘 ねば 同音

noun

  1. stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; gummy material
  2. abbrev. clay
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (19)
粘连 [nián​lián] #34,667
to adhere
粘连 [nián​lián] #34,667
to adhere
粘贴 [zhān​tiē] #33,473
to stick
粘贴 [zhān​tiē] #33,473
to stick
粘接 [zhān​jiē] #32,039
to bond
粘乎乎 [nián​hū​hū] #26,187
sticky
不粘锅 [bù​zhān​guō] #60,686
non-stick pan
不粘锅 [bù​zhān​guō] #60,686
non-stick pan
粘皮带骨 [nián​pí​dài​gǔ]
(old) (idiom) muddled
粘皮带骨 [nián​pí​dài​gǔ]
(old) (idiom) muddled
9 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (76)
⭐ 粘る [ねばる] #10,638
to be sticky
⭐ 粘膜 [ねんまく] #11,282
mucous membrane
粘液 [ねんえき] #11,843
mucus
⭐ 粘土 [ねんど] #16,469
clay
⭐ 粘着 [ねんちゃく] #19,377
cohesion
粘つく [ねばつく] #23,024
to be sticky
⭐ 粘り強い [ねばりづよい] #27,628
tenacious
⭐ 粘り [ねばり] #27,916
stickiness
粘性 [ねんせい] #33,814
viscous
粘度 [ねんど] #34,130
viscosity
66 more items
KOREAN WORDS (4)
점막
mucous membrane
점성
viscosity
점액
mucous
지점토
paper mache paste