贴
tiē
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
shell/money (贝) + sound (占) = stick close, subsidize
贝 originally depicted a cowrie shell, used as ancient currency, and lends the sense of something valuable pressed close — money given as an allowance, or an object stuck firmly in place. 占 mainly contributes the sound tiē here, not the meaning.
她把照片贴在墙上了。
tā bǎ zhào piàn tiē zài qiáng shàng le。
She stuck the photo on the wall.
请把这张通知贴到门口。
qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng tōng zhī tiē dào mén kǒu。
Please post this notice at the entrance.
Words with 贴
粘贴
zhān tiē
to stick
贴文
tiē wén
(social media) to post; a post
拼贴
pīn tiē
pastiche
张贴
zhāng tiē
to post (a notice)
贴画
tiē huà
pinup picture
贴心
tiē xīn
intimate
锅贴
guō tiē
fried dumpling
额外补贴
é wài bǔ tiē
to give an extra subsidy, or bonus etc
体贴入微
tǐ tiē rù wēi
to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care
体贴
tǐ tiē
considerate (of other people's needs)
魔术贴
mó shù tiē
velcro
黏贴
nián tiē
to glue to; to paste onto; to stick on