粘性

黏性
niánxìng
noun #32,364

Meanings

  1. 1 stickiness
  2. 2 viscosity
  3. 3 adhesiveness (also figurative: user stickiness in product/marketing context)

Examples

Zhè zhǒng jiāoshuǐ de niánxìng hěn qiáng.
This glue is very sticky.
Hǎo de chǎnpǐn néng tígāo yònghù niánxìng.
A good product increases user stickiness (retention).

Tips

usage
has two readings: nián ("sticky," the same character/concept as ) and zhān ("to stick to, paste"). For 粘性 the reading is nián. In Chinese tech/marketing, 用户粘性 is the standard term for "user stickiness" (engagement and retention).
mistakes
Some traditional-character texts and dictionaries write this as ( is the more etymologically pure form). The simplified standard 粘性 is what you'll see in Mainland mainstream writing.

Stroke Order

zhān
xìng