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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *贴* | 贴* | *贴
to stick / to paste / to post (e.g. on a blog) / to keep close to / to fit snugly / to subsidize / allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) / sticker / classifier for sticking plaster: strip
HSK 4
steamed bun with sweetened bean paste filling / (Tw) beancurd skin sheet folded into a small square packet shape then dried
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泥* | 泥* | *泥
mud / clay / paste / pulp
HSK 6
Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side)
(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *糊* | 糊* | *糊
to paste; to glue / blurry; unclear; muddled / (esp. of food) scorched; burnt / paste; mush; thick gruel
HSK 7-9
thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *酱* | 酱* | *酱
thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam
HSK 6
to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼|黏贴
yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form
to glue to; to paste onto; to stick on
to brew / to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation
HSK 7-9
noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack
bean paste bun
ointment / paste
red bean paste
to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear / (geology) shear / (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste")
jujube paste
paste / also written 漿糊|浆糊 / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *糊* | 糊* | *糊
to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like) / Taiwan pr. [hu2]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *糊* | 糊* | *糊
paste / cream
to paste materials (such as paper, fabric or silk) onto walls or artworks for decoration or preservation
zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *粘* | 粘* | *粘
to glue; to paste / to adhere; to stick to
HSK 7-9
thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste
shrimp paste
lotus seed paste
yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
sesame paste
taiyaki, Japanese-style waffle made with a fish-shaped mold, typically filled with a sweet bean paste
sweetened bean paste
panada; cooked flour paste / flour paste (used in crafts); batter (used in cooking) / Taiwan pr. [mian4hu2]
sesame paste
water roux (aka tangzhong), a gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking to produce a softer, fluffier loaf (loanword from Japanese 湯種 yudane)
bean paste bun
red pepper paste / chili sauce
to simmer to a paste
imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings)
red ink paste used for seal
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蓉* | 蓉* | *蓉
paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉, lotus
yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine)
medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM)
paste / glue
(dialect) garlic paste
(coll.) paste
qingtuan, green-colored dumpling originating from Jiangnan, traditionally made with glutinous rice mixed with mugwort and filled with sweet bean paste, usually eaten around Qingming Festival 清明節|清明节
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *膏* | 膏* | *膏
ointment / paste / CL:
crab paste
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *酪* | 酪* | *酪
(bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly; sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *褙* | 褙* | *褙
paper or cloth pasted together
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *糨* | 糨* | *糨
(of soup, paste etc) thick
a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku")
(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)
sweetened bean paste
paste / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2]
smooth, uncooked shrimp paste made by mixing minced shrimp with starch and egg white, commonly added to hot pot
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *帖* | 帖* | *帖
fitting snugly / appropriate / suitable / variant of 貼|贴 / to paste / to obey


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