TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
黏
黏 ＝ 黍 ＋ 占
ㄋㄧㄢˊ · nián
adj/verb — sticky; to stick, to paste
字源 FORM — what the parts do
黍義millet — the grain whose paste sticks
{zh,n}ITzhān → nián — the initial swings to n, the tone rises
The sticky-millet sign (黍) gives the meaning; 占 zhān on the right gives the sound, its initial swinging all the way to n. 說文: 相箸也 — things cleaving to each other. From the grain-paste, sticky and adhering: 黏性、黏貼.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
黍（黍）煮成的糊，往哪兒一占（占）——就黏住了。
The millet (黍) boiled to paste, pressed to a spot (占) — and it sticks fast.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)相黏— to adhere, cleave together
→黏性、黏— sticky常用
⇒黏貼— to paste, stick on
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension