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贴 (tiē): To stick — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 贴

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 贴 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 贴

贴 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
贴
贝bèi · shellfish
占zhàn · occupy
贴=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 贴

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5.

How to Use 贴

Physical Sticking or Posting

These words involve physically attaching something to a surface.

粘贴 • zhān tiē • paste; stick • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 贴

补贴 • bǔ tiē • subsidy; allowance
HSK 6
bǔ补
tiē
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
tiē贴
shēn身
de

Information

Pinyintiē
Meaningto stick, paste, or attach
Strokes9
Radical贝
Traditional貼
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1465
Zhuyinㄊㄧㄝ
UnicodeU+8D34
CangjieYBYR
贝bèi · shellfish
+占zhàn · occupy
zhān粘
tiē贴

paste; stick

张贴 • zhāng tiē • Post / Stick up • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zhāng张
tiē贴

Post / Stick up

Being Close or Considerate

These words express closeness or consideration, either physically or emotionally.

体贴 • tǐ tiē • show consideration for • HSK 5
HSK 5
tǐ体
tiē贴

show consideration for

贴近 • tiē jìn • to press close to • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
tiē贴
jìn近

to press close to

贴

subsidy; allowance

贴切 • tiē qiè • Appropriate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
tiē贴
qiè切

Appropriate

的
bǎo保
biāo镖
。

He has a personal bodyguard.

gōng公
sī司
měi每
yuè月
fā发
fàng放
jiāo交
tōng通
jīn津
tiē贴
。

The company provides a monthly transportation allowance.

tā她
shì是
gè个
hěn很
tiē贴
xīn心
de的
péng朋
you友
。

She is a very thoughtful friend

wǒ我
zài在
bǐ笔
jì记
běn本
shàng上
tiē贴
le了
tiē贴
zhǐ纸
。

I put stickers on my notebook

qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
zhāng张
hǎi海
bào报
tiē贴
zài在
qiáng墙
shàng上
。

Please stick this poster on the wall.

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HSK (3.0) Level 5

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  • 背bèiback
  • 本běnroot; [measure word for books]
  • 必bìmust, certainly, necessarily
  • 便biànconvenience; excrement or urine; relieve oneself
  • 别biéseparate
  • 饼bǐnga round flat cake or pastry
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "tie".

  • 帖tiēinvitation, note, or calligraphy model
  • 铁tiěiron (the metal)
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "贝".

  • 赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
  • 购gòuto buy; to purchase
  • 赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
  • 费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
  • 赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
  • 赣gànJiangxi province; places therein
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