粘合 (nián hé) — (verb) to bond, to glue, to adhere; (noun) bonding, adhesion

Definition

A technical/process term for bonding two surfaces together, often with adhesive. As a noun, refers to the bonding process or adhesion itself — more formal than everyday words like 贴.

verb
to bondto glueto adhere
noun
bondingadhesion

Examples

  • 粘合。
    Zhè zhǒng jiāo shuǐ kě yǐ nián hé sù liào hé jīn shǔ.
    This glue can bond plastic and metal.
  • 粘合。
    Liǎng gè biǎo miàn xū yào chōng fèn nián hé cái néng láo gù.
    The two surfaces need to be fully bonded to be strong.
  • 粘合。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào de nián hé xiào guǒ fēi cháng hǎo.
    The bonding effect of this material is very good.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

粘niánstick
合héjoin

'粘' (stick) brings things to '合' (joined).

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn粘zhān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

粘 pairs 米 (rice) with 占, which gives the sound. The 米 part is the rice in glutinous, sticky rice.

Open 粘 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

Open 合 →

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