胶 Stroke Order — How to Write 胶
胶 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
胶 Radical and Character Components
胶 is an ideographic compound. Tendons that connect 交 muscles ⺼; 交 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: ⺼ + 6 more strokes
胶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jiāo
Meanings of 胶 in Chinese
1
jiāo胶
An adhesive substance, such as glue made from animal hides or horns, plant secretions, or synthetic compounds, used for bonding or creating a sticky texture. Examples include collagen, latex, or all-purpose adhesive.
这种万能胶能牢固地粘合多种材料。
This all-purpose adhesive can firmly bond various materials.
Rubber; an elastic substance made from the sap of rubber trees, used for items like rubber shoes or adhesive tape.
如果受伤了，可以用胶布包扎一下。
If you get injured, you can bandage it with adhesive tape.
Sticky, adhesive, resembling glue; often used in compounds like '胶泥' (sticky mud) or '胶水' (glue).
用胶水把纸粘起来。
Use glue to stick the paper together.
To stick, glue, or adhere.
木板用强力胶胶合在一起。
The wooden boards are glued together with strong adhesive.
Common Words and Phrases with 胶
1
offset plate
工厂里新进了一批高精度胶版，用于印刷彩色画册。
The factory recently acquired a batch of high-precision offset plates for printing color albums.
2
Adhesive tape; a strip of material, often cloth or plastic, coated with an adhesive, used for various purposes such as electrical insulation or wound dressing.
电工用胶布把电线缠好，以防漏电。
The electrician wrapped the wires with electrical tape to prevent electrical leakage.
3
Tape, typically made of plastic material, used for sticking things together.
请给我一卷胶带，我想把这个盒子封起来
Please give me a roll of tape, I want to seal this box.
4
Jiaodong Dagu is a form of Chinese folk art popular in the coastal areas of Shandong's Jiaodong Peninsula. It features ballad singing performed by an artist beating a small drum and steel clappers, accompanied by instruments like sanxian and erhu.
每年春节，我们村都会邀请艺人表演胶东大鼓，给节日增添了许多欢乐。
Every Spring Festival, our village invites performers to stage Jiaodong Dagubai, adding much joy to the festivities.
5
To glue or bond things together, often used for laminating with veneer.
工人用特殊的胶水将木板胶合在一起，制成了一张坚固的桌子。
The workers glued the wooden boards together with special adhesive to make a sturdy table.
6
An artificial flower, sometimes specifically referring to one made of gum-like material.
奶奶很喜欢在家里摆放一些胶花，因为它们不需要浇水，也不用担心枯萎。
My grandmother enjoys decorating her home with artificial flowers because they don't require watering and never wilt.
7
To join or connect using an adhesive; to bond with glue.
这台设备的塑料部件是通过胶接工艺连接起来的，确保了结构的稳定性和密封性。
The plastic parts of this equipment are connected by the adhesive bonding process, ensuring structural stability and sealing.
8
To cement; to bind together; to harden into a block.
这些沙土在雨水冲刷后，其中的粘土成分会发生胶结，形成比较坚硬的土块。
After these sandy soils are washed by rainwater, their clay components will cement together, forming relatively hard soil lumps.
9
Roll film; a strip of film used in cameras.
老式相机需要安装胶卷才能拍照。
Old cameras need to have a film roll installed to take pictures.
10
A wheel fitted with rubber tires, typically referring to rubber-tyred vehicles.
这种新型农业机械使用了胶轮，提高了在泥泞地中的通过性。
This new type of agricultural machinery uses rubber wheels, improving its passability in muddy terrain.
11
A small, soluble container, typically made of gelatin, used for enclosing a dose of medicine.
医生建议他饭后服用两粒胶囊。
The doctor advised him to take two capsules after meals.
12
Clay, especially moist or sticky clay.
孩子们喜欢用湿润的胶泥捏小动物。
Children love to mold small animals with the moist clay.
13
rubber, especially vulcanized rubber
他小心翼翼地把新买的乒乓球拍上的胶皮贴好。
He carefully affixed the new rubber sheet onto his freshly bought ping-pong paddle.
14
Film; a plastic sheet coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, used for photography.
许多摄影师认为，胶片摄影比数字摄影更有灵魂。
Many photographers believe that film photography has more soul than digital photography.
15
Latex is a milky fluid produced by rubber trees, used as a raw material for making rubber.
从橡胶树中提取的胶乳是生产天然橡胶的关键原料
The latex extracted from rubber trees is a key raw material for producing natural rubber.
16
A liquid adhesive used for sticking things together.
我用胶水把破花瓶粘好了
I used glue to mend the broken vase.
More words with 胶
- biào鳔jiāo胶isinglass, fish glue
- chóng虫jiāo胶Shellac
- gē割jiāo胶Rubber tapping, tapping
- zhān粘jiāo胶Viscose
- xiàng橡jiāo胶rubber
- rǔ乳jiāo胶latex
- luán鸾jiāo胶strong adhesive
- jiāo胶xié鞋rubber shoes, sneakers
- míng明jiāo胶gelatin, gelatine
- shēng生jiāo胶Raw rubber, Crude rubber
- lú芦huì荟jiāo胶Aloe vera gel, Aloe gel
- qiáng强lì力jiāo胶super glue, strong adhesive
- wàn万néng能jiāo胶all-purpose glue, universal adhesive
- xiàng橡jiāo胶bàng棒rubber stick, rubber rod
- xiàng橡jiāo胶shù树rubber tree, hevea
- jiāo胶piàn片shè摄yǐng影Film photography, Analog photography
- jiāo胶yuán原dàn蛋bái白collagen
- diàn电yǐng影jiāo胶piàn片film, film stock
- hé合chéng成xiàng橡jiāo胶synthetic rubber, SR
- tiān天rán然xiàng橡jiāo胶natural rubber
Idioms with 胶
- rú如jiāo胶rú如qī漆deeply devoted and inseparable
- rú如jiāo胶sì似qī漆Deeply devoted and inseparable
- jiāo胶gé鬲zhī之kùn困talented person in a difficult situation
- rú如jiāo胶tóu投qī漆deeply affectionate and inseparable relationship
- jiāo胶zhù柱tiáo调sè瑟inflexible adherence to old methods
- jiāo胶zhù柱gǔ鼓sè瑟rigidly dogmatic and inflexible
- chén陈léi雷jiāo胶qī漆inseparable, devoted friendship
- jiān煎jiāo胶xù续xián弦mend and continue a bond
- luán鸾jiāo胶fèng凤sī丝a remarried woman
- shè歙qī漆ē阿jiāo胶deeply compatible
- sì似qī漆rú如jiāo胶deeply devoted and inseparable
- yǐ以jiāo胶tóu投qī漆blend seamlessly and be inseparable
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Open the tool →Questions about 胶
What does 胶 mean in Chinese?
胶 (jiāo) means “An adhesive substance” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 胶?
胶 is pronounced jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 胶 have?
胶 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 胶?
胶 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 胶?
The radical of 胶 is ⺼, and 胶 is an ideographic compound.