Chinese symbol for “sticky”
黏
nián
sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sticky is 黏 (nián), defined as: sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue.
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 “sticky”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 置顶 (置頂) | zhì dǐng | to sticky (an Internet forum thread etc) |
| 黏糊糊 | nián hū hū | sticky |
| 黏糊 | nián hu | sticky; glutinous |
| 粘乎乎 | nián hū hū | sticky; slimy |
| 黏腻 (黏膩) | nián nì | sticky; clammy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 黏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黏膜 | nián mó | mucous membrane |
| 黏液 | nián yè | mucus |
| 黏性 | nián xìng | adhesiveness; stickiness; viscosity |
| 黏土 | nián tǔ | clay |
| 黏度 | nián dù | viscosity |
| 黏着 (黏著) | nián zhuó | to adhere; to stick together; to bond; to agglutinate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sticky”.
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.