黐

chī

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

从前人们在树枝上涂黐来粘鸟。

Cóngqián rénmen zài shùzhī shàng tú chī lái zhān niǎo.

In the old days people coated branches with birdlime to catch birds.

HSK 7-9

黐很黏，小鸟挣不脱。

Chī hěn nián, xiǎoniǎo zhèng bù tuō.

Birdlime is so sticky that small birds cannot break free.

usage

黐 is a rare, mostly written word for birdlime, a sticky paste once smeared on twigs to trap small birds.

semantic

黍 shǔ

broomcorn millet

The millet element 黍 supplies the idea of a sticky, glutinous substance, the defining quality of birdlime.

phonetic

离 lí

to leave; separate

Carries the sound, drifted from lí to the modern reading chī. It is the same character seen standing alone as 离.

No stroke data for 黐; the glyph shown is your device font, so component strokes can't be highlighted.

黐 chī