贴
贴 (tiē) means “to stick”. It is made of 贝 + 占 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 贴 into its parts
What 贴 is made of
- 贝 bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人 rén — person
- 冂 — frame
- 占 zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
贴 stroke order
Example sentences
请把照片贴在这里。Qǐng bǎ zhàopiàn tiē zài zhèlǐ.Please stick the photo here.
墙上贴着一张地图。Qiáng shàng tiē zhe yī zhāng dìtú.A map is posted on the wall.
Words with 贴
Also built with 贝
- 则zéthen
- 员yuánmember
- 坝bàembankment
- 狈bèia legendary wolf
- 负fùload
- 贡gòngto offer
- 财cáiriches
- 责zéone's responsibility
- 贤xiánvirtuous
- 败bàito lose
- 账zhàngaccounts
- 货huògoods
Quick facts
| Pinyin | tiē |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to stick; to paste |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 貝 (shell, #154) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 贴
What does 贴 mean?
贴 (tiē) means “to stick; to paste”.
How many strokes does 贴 have?
贴 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 贴?
The radical of 贴 is 貝 (bèi, “shell”), Kangxi radical number 154.
What parts make up 贴?
贴 is made of 贝 (sea shell) and 占 (to divine).
Which HSK level is 贴?
贴 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 贴 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.