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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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *酱* | 酱* | *酱
thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泥* | 泥* | *泥
mud / clay / paste / pulp
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *糊* | 糊* | *糊
to paste; to glue / blurry; unclear; muddled / (esp. of food) scorched; burnt / paste; mush; thick gruel
HSK 7-9
to brew / to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *粘* | 粘* | *粘
to glue; to paste / to adhere; to stick to
HSK 7-9
sweetened bean paste
sesame paste
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)
to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼|黏贴
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
yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form
yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *膏* | 膏* | *膏
ointment / paste / CL:
ointment / paste
to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear / (geology) shear / (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste")
smooth, uncooked shrimp paste made by mixing minced shrimp with starch and egg white, commonly added to hot pot
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]
thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste
paste / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2]
shrimp paste
panada; cooked flour paste / flour paste (used in crafts); batter (used in cooking) / Taiwan pr. [mian4hu2]
red ink paste used for seal
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *帖* | 帖* | *帖
fitting snugly / appropriate / suitable / variant of 貼|贴 / to paste / to obey
jujube paste
to paste materials (such as paper, fabric or silk) onto walls or artworks for decoration or preservation
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *褙* | 褙* | *褙
paper or cloth pasted together
lotus seed paste
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *糨* | 糨* | *糨
(of soup, paste etc) thick
(coll.) paste
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")
to glue to; to paste onto; to stick on
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)
yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine)
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
sesame paste
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
paste / also written 漿糊|浆糊 / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2]
red pepper paste / chili sauce
red bean paste
to simmer to a paste
taiyaki, Japanese-style waffle made with a fish-shaped mold, typically filled with a sweet bean paste
imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings)
(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)
paste / glue
(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)
medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM)
zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce)
(dialect) garlic paste
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蓉* | 蓉* | *蓉
paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉, lotus
crab paste
sweetened bean paste
bean paste bun


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