懂中文 Dong Chinese

貼

tiē

to paste

Original meaning: 

to compensate, subsidize

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound.

Components
貝 meaning component

貝  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

占 sound component

占  Sound component

zhàn, zhān

  

divine

Evolution

貼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
貼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

贴 (貼) 

tiē

paste to, stick on; attached to; 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

Most common words with 貼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

贴

to stick

补贴

subsidy

体贴

considerate (of other people's needs)

贴心

intimate

贴身

close-fitting