tiē
verb HSK 4 #2,261

Meanings

  1. 1 to stick; to paste; to glue
  2. 2 to post (a notice); to affix
  3. 3 to keep close to; to nestle against

Examples

Qǐng bǎ zhàopiàn tiē zài qiáng shang.
Please stick the photo on the wall.
Tā zài mén shang tiē le yí ge chūnlián.
He posted a Spring Festival couplet on the door.
Xiǎohái jǐnjǐn tiē zhe māma.
The child nestled closely against mom.

Tips

culture
(tiē chūnlián, pasting Spring Festival couplets) is a key tradition during Chinese New Year. Red paper with auspicious phrases is pasted on both sides of the door for good luck.
usage
In modern Chinese, is also used for digital 'posting': (fā tiě, to make a forum post), where (tiě) is a different but related character meaning 'post/note'.

Stroke Order

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