Primary radical
贝 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 贴.
贝 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 贴.
占 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 5 · to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize
HSK 6 · to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit
HSK 6 · to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate
HSK 6 · to stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste"); Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1]
HSK 7-9 · considerate (of other people's needs)
HSK 7-9 · close-fitting; closest (translation)
to stick, to paste; attached; allowance, subsidy
贴 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
贝 is the radical in 贴. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
贴 (tiē): to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; 补贴 (bǔtiē): to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit; 贴近 (tiējìn): to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate.