胶 (jiāo): to glue, glue, gum
胶 (jiāo) is a Chinese character meaning “to glue.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (structural) and 交 (structural). It ranks #2122 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 胶 tendons that connect 交 muscles ⺼; 交 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- to glue
- glue
- gum
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTendons that connect 交 muscles ⺼; 交 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰⺼交 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 胶
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 橡胶noun | xiàng jiāo | rubber |
| 胶片noun | jiāo piàn | (photographic) film |
| 塑胶noun | sù jiāo | synthetic resin |
| 胶卷noun | jiāo juǎn | roll of film |
| 胶囊noun | jiāo náng | (pharm.) capsule |
| 胶布noun | jiāo bù | adhesive plaster |
| 硅胶noun | guī jiāo | silica gel |
| 胶质adjective | jiāo zhì | colloid |
| 乳胶noun | rǔ jiāo | latex |
| 胶鞋noun | jiāo xié | rubber overshoes |
| 胶合板noun | jiāo hé bǎn | plywood |
| 透明胶 | tòu míng jiāo | Scotch tape |
| 橡胶树noun | xiàng jiāo shù | rubber tree |
| 胶泥 | jiāo ní | clay |
| 胶体noun | jiāo tǐ | colloid |
胶 appears in 100 compound words: 33 as the first character, 54 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 胶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Showing 5 of 6 idioms containing 胶.
Example Sentences
写好胶字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo jiāo zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "胶" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.
胶原蛋白能抗老? 研究:只能做到这一步
jiāo yuán dàn bái néng kàng lǎo ? yán jiū : zhī néng zuò dào zhè yī bù
Can collagen fight aging? Research: This is the only way to do it
...!北台新案市况创4年新低 “这两区”销售胶着卖压大
. . . ! běi tái xīn àn shì kuàng chuàng 4 nián xīn dī zhè liǎng qū xiāo shòu jiāo zhe mài yā dà
...! The market situation of new cases in North Taiwan hit a 4-year low, and the sales of "these two districts" were stalemate and the selling pressure was high
Palvella报告淋巴管畸形凝胶第三期试验结果呈阳性
P a l v e l l a bào gào lín bā guǎn jī xíng níng jiāo dì sān qī shì yàn jié guǒ chéng yáng xìng
Palvela reported positive results from the phase III trial of lymphangiomalformations gel
...n Record Crate:颠覆传统黑胶收纳方式
. . . n R e c o r d C r a t e : diān fù chuán tǒng hēi jiāo shōu nà fāng shì
... n Record Crate: Subverting the traditional vinyl storage method
...NG design 推出马年限定联名球衣胶囊系列
. . . N G d e s i g n tuī chū mǎ nián xiàn dìng lián míng qiú yī jiāo náng xì liè
... NG design has launched a limited edition co-branded jersey capsule series for the Year of the Horse
他在手上贴了一块胶布。
Tā zài shǒu shàng tiē le yīkuài jiāobù.
He put a Band-Aid on his hand.
一些家具是用胶水黏在一起。
Yīxiē jiājù shì yòng jiāoshuǐ nián zàiyīqǐ.
Some furniture is put together with glue.
这把椅子是用塑胶制成的。
Zhè bǎ yǐzi shì yòng sùjiāo zhìchéng de.
This chair is made of plastic.
请给我一卷彩色胶片。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī juǎn cǎisè jiāopiàn.
A roll of colour film, please.
Character Family
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