糊 hú / hù — muddled; paste; scorched; paste; cream
这张照片有点儿模糊。Zhè zhāng zhào piàn yǒu diǎnr mó hú.This photo is a bit blurry.
Common words: 模糊 (mó hu)、糊涂 (hú tu)、含糊 (hán hu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "paste"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "paste", including 糊 (hú / hù), 糊 (hú / hù), 泥 (ní / nì), 粘 (zhān / nián). Study pinyin, English meanings…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "paste" covers 4 different Chinese characters — 糊 (hú / hù), 糊 (hú / hù), 泥 (ní / nì), 粘 (zhān / nián) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 4 characters do not share a sound — their readings span hú, hù, ní, nì, zhān, nián — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 糊 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 糊 hú / hùmuddled; paste; scorched; paste; creamUseful words: 模糊, 糊涂
- 糊 hú / hùmuddled; paste; scorched; paste; creamUseful words: 模糊, 糊涂
- 泥 ní / nìmud; paste; pulp; restrainedUseful words: 水泥, 泥土
- 粘 zhān / niánsticky; to stick; pasteUseful words: 粘贴, 粘接
Common words for these 4 "paste" characters
Anchor each of these 4 characters in a word you can picture — start with 糊 (hú / hù) — so "paste" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
模糊mó huvague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur糊涂hú tumuddled; silly; confused含糊hán huambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory模糊mó huvague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur糊涂hú tumuddled; silly; confused含糊hán huambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory水泥shuǐ nícement泥土ní tǔearth; soil; mud; clay泥潭ní tánquagmire粘贴zhān tiēto stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste")
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 4 ways to say "paste".
糊 hú / hù — muddled; paste; scorched; paste; cream
这张照片有点儿模糊。Zhè zhāng zhào piàn yǒu diǎnr mó hú.This photo is a bit blurry.
Common words: 模糊 (mó hu)、糊涂 (hú tu)、含糊 (hán hu)
泥 ní / nì — mud; paste; pulp; restrained
下过雨后，路上全是泥。Xià guò yǔ hòu, lù shàng quán shì ní.After the rain, the road is all muddy.
Common words: 水泥 (shuǐ ní)、泥土 (ní tǔ)、泥潭 (ní tán)
粘 zhān / nián — sticky; to stick; paste
糖果化了，粘在了纸上。Táng guǒ huà le, zhān zài le zhǐ shàng.The candy melted and stuck to the paper.
Common words: 粘贴 (zhān tiē)、粘接 (zhān jiē)、粘连 (nián lián)
All 4 characters
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