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粘
nián
1. glutinous
2. sticky
3. to stick
4. to adhere
5. variant of [[黏<nián>]]
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

粘
zhān
viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

粘土
niántǔ
clay
粘度
niándù
viscosity
粘性
niánxìng
viscosity
粘液
niányè
mucus
粘滑
niánhuá
slimy (of rotten food)
粘滞
niánzhì
viscous
粘稠
niánchóu
thick
粘米
niánmǐ
sticky rice
粘粘
niánnián
sticky
粘糊
niánhu
sticky
粘结
niánjié
to cohere
粘缠
niánchán
to stick closely to
粘聚
niánjù
to cohere
粘膜
niánmó
mucous membrane
粘胶
niánjiāo
viscose
粘菌
niánjūn
slime mold (Myxomycetes)
粘着
niánzhuó
to stick together
粘虫
niánchóng
army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)
粘连
niánlián
to adhere
粘附
niánfù
to adhere

Alternate Entries

粘
zhān
to glue / to stick / to paste

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,239
Word Frequency Rank
5,812 of 84,292

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