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CHINESE CHARACTER

tiē

贴

贴

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glue

Numbered pinyin
tie1
English meanings
paste, glue, stick to

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 贝; right 占.

  • Left

    贝
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  • Right

    占
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Meaning & sound clues

贝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “money”.

占 is identified as the sound component (zhàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 贴.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰贝占

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tiē贴yóupiào邮票。

    Stick a stamp.

  2. 02

    tiē贴zài在qiáng墙shàng上。

    Stick it on the wall.

  3. 03

    tiē贴huà画。

    Put up a picture.

  4. 04

    tiē贴hǎo好。

    Stick it well.

  5. 05

    bié别tiē贴tài太jìn近。

    Don't get too close.

  6. 06

    tiē贴guǎnggào广告。

    Post an ad.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 体贴
  • 张贴
  • 津贴
  • 补贴
  • 贴切
  • 贴近