Chinese symbol for “glue”
粘
zhān
to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for glue is 粘 (zhān), defined as: to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to.
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
Other Chinese words for “glue”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胶 (膠) | jiāo | to glue; glue |
| 胶水 (膠水) | jiāo shuǐ | glue |
| 胶结 (膠結) | jiāo jié | to glue; to cement |
| 糊 | hú | to paste; to glue; blurry; unclear; muddled |
| 黏合剂 (黏合劑) | nián hé jì | glue |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 粘.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粘贴 (粘貼) | zhān tiē | to stick; to affix |
| 粘性 | nián xìng | variant of 黏性 (nián xìng) |
| 粘液 | nián yè | variant of 黏液 (nián yè) |
| 粘连 (粘連) | nián lián | to adhere; to stick together |
| 粘稠 | nián chóu | viscous; thick and sticky |
See also: Japanese symbol for “glue”.
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.