How common is the character 秥?

This is a rare character that is not commonly used in modern standard Mandarin. It appears primarily in some regional dialects and historical texts.

What is the difference between 秥 and 粘?

Both mean 'to stick' or 'sticky', but 粘 is the standard, commonly used character in modern Mandarin, while 秥 is rare and dialectal.

Due to its rarity and potential for misreading, 秥 is generally not recommended for names unless there is specific cultural or family significance.

秥Tone 2

nián ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

A rare character meaning 'to stick, adhere, or paste';

used in some dialects for 'sticky' or 'glutinous'.

A rare character meaning 'to stick, adhere, orused in some dialects for 'sticky' or 'glutinous'.

sticky ricestick togetherpaste onadhesive tapeglutinousstick tightly

This character is considered rare and is primarily used in certain regional dialects rather than standard Mandarin.
It shares semantic similarity with the more common character 粘 (zhān), which also means 'to stick' or 'adhesive'.
The character composition suggests agricultural origins, combining the grain radical 禾 with 占 (to occupy), possibly referring to grains that stick together.