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Chinese symbol for “adhesion”

粘连
zhān lián
Traditional: 粘連
adhesion; to adhere; to cohere; to stick

The closest CC-CEDICT match for adhesion is 粘连 (zhān lián), defined as: adhesion; to adhere; to cohere; to stick.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

粘 zhān
viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous
radical 119 ⽶ · 11 strokes
连 lián
to join, to connect; continuous; even
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “adhesion”

WordPinyinMeaning
黏着力 (黏著力)nián zhuó lìadhesion; adhesive force
沾黏zhān nián(Tw) to stick (to sth); adhesion (medicine)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 粘连.

WordPinyinMeaning
粘贴 (粘貼)zhān tiēto stick; to affix
粘性nián xìngvariant of 黏性 (nián xìng)
粘液nián yèvariant of 黏液 (nián yè)
粘稠nián chóuviscous; thick and sticky
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row
连结 (連結)lián jiévariant of 联结 (lián jié); (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink
连接 (連接)lián jiēto link; to join; to connect
连任 (連任)lián rènto continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office

See also: Japanese symbol for “adhesion”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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