Chinese symbol for “stick”
贴
tiē
Traditional: 貼
to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stick is 贴 (tiē), defined as: to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “stick”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 棒 | bàng | stick; club |
| 杆 (桿) | gǎn | stick; pole |
| 棍 | gùn | stick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain |
| 棍子 | gùn zi | stick; rod |
| 棒子 | bàng zi | stick; club |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 贴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 补贴 (補貼) | bǔ tiē | to subsidize; subsidy |
| 津贴 (津貼) | jīn tiē | allowance |
| 贴近 (貼近) | tiē jìn | to press close to; to snuggle close |
| 张贴 (張貼) | zhāng tiē | to post (a notice); to advertise |
| 体贴 (體貼) | tǐ tiē | considerate (of other people's needs) |
| 贴心 (貼心) | tiē xīn | intimate; close |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stick”.
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.