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Chinese symbol for “clingy”

黏人
nián rén
(of a child) clingy; (of a pet) fond of interacting with people; friendly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clingy is 黏人 (nián rén), defined as: (of a child) clingy; (of a pet) fond of interacting with people; friendly.

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

黏 nián
to stick to; glutinous, sticky; glue
radical 202 ⿉ · 17 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “clingy”

WordPinyinMeaning
黏腻 (黏膩)nián nìsticky; clammy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 黏人.

WordPinyinMeaning
黏膜nián mómucous membrane
黏液nián yèmucus
黏性nián xìngadhesiveness; stickiness; viscosity
黏土nián tǔclay
黏度nián dùviscosity
黏着 (黏著)nián zhuóto adhere; to stick together; to bond; to agglutinate
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople

See also: Japanese symbol for “clingy”.

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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