粘 (zhān) — to stick, to glue, to adhere
Definition
粘 (zhān) is the physical act of sticking or gluing things together with adhesive. Pairs naturally with 胶水; use 贴 when attaching something to a surface (贴 a stamp), and 粘贴 in computing ('paste').
verb
to stickto glueto adhere
Examples
- 粘。Qǐng bǎ xìn fēng de kǒu zhān shàng.Please glue the flap of the envelope shut.
- ，粘。Zhè guǎn jiāo shuǐ bú tài hǎo le, zhān bú zhù.This tube of glue is not very good anymore — it won't hold.
- 粘。Tā xiǎo xīn dì bǎ suì zhǐ piàn zhān zài yì qǐ.She carefully glued the torn pieces of paper together.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
粘 pairs 米 (rice) with 占, which gives the sound. The 米 part is the rice in glutinous, sticky rice.
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