粘

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to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

米 meaning “grain” + 占 sound ( zhàn )

Components 米占

glue · Heisig RSH #2030

米 rice + 占 tell fortunes

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
粘皮带骨	nián pí dài gǔ	(old) (idiom) muddled; indecisive; plodding
粘皮着骨	nián pí zhuó gǔ	see 粘皮帶骨\|粘皮带骨[nian2 pi2 dai4 gu3]
粘船鱼	zhān chuán yú	shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)
不粘锅	bù zhān guō	non-stick pan
粘性	nián xìng	variant of 黏性[nian2 xing4]
粘扣带	zhān kòu dài	velcro; Taiwan pr. [nian2kou4dai4]
魔鬼粘	mó guǐ zhān	(Tw) Velcro fastener; touch fastener
粘连	nián lián	to adhere; to stick together
粘连	zhān lián	adhesion; to adhere; to cohere; to stick
粘接	zhān jiē	to bond; to splice
粘虫	nián chóng	army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)
粘聚	nián jù	to cohere; to group together as a unit; to agglomerate
粘乎乎	nián hū hū	sticky; slimy
粘扣	zhān kòu	velcro
粘贴	zhān tiē	to stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste"); Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1];…
粘稠度	nián chóu dù	viscosity
粘缠	nián chán	to stick closely to; cloying
粘稠	nián chóu	viscous; thick and sticky
粘糯	nián nuò	sticky; glutinous (mouthfeel)

Characters sharing the sound component 占 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
占 sound part	zhàn	to divine; to observe; to versify
点	diǎn	dot, point, speck
战	zhàn	war, fighting, battle
站	zhàn	stand, station; to halt, to stand; website; measure word for stands and stations
店	diàn	shop, store; inn, hotel
贴	tiē	to stick, to paste; attached; allowance, subsidy
钻	zuàn	diamond; to bore, to drill, to pierce
黏	nián	to stick to; glutinous, sticky; glue
沾	zhān	to moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch
毡	zhān	felt; rug, carpet
砧	zhēn	anvil, flat stone
玷	diàn	character flaw; a flaw in a gem
坫	diàn	a stand on which to replace goblets after drinking
苫	shān	rush or straw matting
飐	zhǎn	to sway in the wind
扂	diàn	door latch
鲇	nián	sheatfish; Parasilurus asotus