nián

HSK 7-9
common
adjective

Meaning of

粘 means sticky; viscous; glutinous; a Chinese surname. Pronounced nián. HSK 7-9.

  • sticky; viscous; glutinous
  • a Chinese surname

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
jiāo
shuǐ
hěn
nián
 

This kind of glue is very sticky.

Nián
gāo
hěn
nián
 
chī
lái
hěn
ruǎn
nuò
 

The New Year rice cake is very sticky and tastes soft and glutinous.

huān
chī
tài
nián
de
zòng
zi
 

He doesn't like eating zongzi that are too sticky.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhǔ
chū
lái
de
fàn
bié
nián
 

The rice cooked from this type of grain is particularly sticky.

Zhè
zhǒng
táng
tài
nián
le
 
nián
zhù
le
de
chǐ齿
 

This candy is too sticky; it stuck to my teeth.