(tiē)

HSK 7-98 strokes
Readingstiētiětiè

fitting snugly

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
tiē / tiě / tiè
Meaning
fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 贴; to paste; to obey
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰巾占

Writing on a cloth 巾

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tiězi
HSK 7-9

card

Open 帖子 page →
qǐngtiē
HSK 7-9

invitation card

Open 请帖 page →
shāntiē

to delete a forum post

Open 删帖 page →
míngtiē

name card; business card

Open 名帖 page →
tiē

wedding invitation

Open 喜帖 page →

bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient

Open 俯首帖耳 page →
huítiē

to reply to an invitation

Open 回帖 page →

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