黏

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sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

黍 meaning “millet” + 占 sound ( zhàn )

Components 黍占

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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
黏性力	nián xìng lì	(physics) viscous force
黏土动画	nián tǔ dòng huà	clay animation; Claymation
黏着性	nián zhuó xìng	(linguistic) agglutinative
黏着力	nián zhuó lì	adhesion; adhesive force
黏着语	nián zhuó yǔ	agglutinative language (e.g. Turkish and Japanese)
黏合剂	nián hé jì	glue
黏人	nián rén	(of a child) clingy; (of a pet) fond of interacting with people; friendly
黏儿	nián r	gum; resin
副黏液病毒	fù nián yè bìng dú	paramyxovirus
黏性	nián xìng	adhesiveness; stickiness; viscosity
黏合	nián hé	to glue together
黏木	nián mù	amonang tree (Ixonanthes chinensis)
黏度	nián dù	viscosity
黏果酸浆	nián guǒ suān jiāng	tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica)
黏土	nián tǔ	clay
胶黏剂	jiāo nián jì	glue; adhesive
黏附力	nián fù lì	adhesive force; adherence; coherence
黏米	nián mǐ	glutinous rice; sticky rice; (dialect) broomcorn millet
黏结	nián jié	to cohere; to bind
黏扣带	nián kòu dài	velcro (Tw)

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
沾	zhān	to moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch
粘	zhān	viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous
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