粘
nián
#2,235 most
frequent character
variant of 黏[nian2]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
粘 zhān joins 米, rice or grain, with 占 zhàn, which sounds close. The grain part fits the first sense, 'to adhere, stick to,' which grew to 'to glue, paste.' Read nián, it means 'sticky.'
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