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膠
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胶
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gum

HSK 10
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jiāo
コウ、キョウ
にかわ、にべ
교
Components
Traditional (膠)
⺼ meat (side)+ 翏 to sweep away =
膠 gum
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
flesh
翏 Phonetic component
liù to sweep away
the sound of the wind
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Simplified (胶)
⺼ meat (side)+ 交 mingle =
胶 glue
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
交 Meaning component
jiāo mingle
mix
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Notes
Similar Characters
媠 lazy育 education冑 helmet (trad)朊 protein肋 chest肌 muscle肓 region between heart肘 elbow肚 belly肛 anus肜 to sacrifice on肝 liver肟 an organic compound肠 emotions (simp)股 thigh肢 limb肤 superficial (simp)肩 shoulder肪 animal fat肫 the gizzard of a fowl
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
胶
Regular
Modern
Chinese
胶 / 膠 [jiāo]
to glue; glue; gum; rubber
Japanese
膠 にかわ 同音
noun gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
鰾膠 、 鮸膠 、 鮸 、 膠 にべ 同音

noun

  1. rareusually kana gelatinous glue (produced from fish entrails); isinglass
  2. usually kana amiability; friendliness; graciousness; flattery (usu. as 〜もない or 〜もなく)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (109)
橡胶 [xiàng​jiāo] #7,049
rubber
胶带 [jiāo​dài] #7,048
adhesive tape
胶片 [jiāo​piàn] #8,680
(photographic) film
胶囊 [jiāo​náng] #16,382
capsule (pharm.)
胶水 [jiāo​shuǐ] #9,273
glue
塑胶 [sù​jiāo] #12,105
plastic
胶卷 [jiāo​juǎn] #13,077
film
胶原 [jiāo​yuán] #10,937
collagen (protein)
硅胶 [guī​jiāo] #21,287
silica gel
胶布 [jiāo​bù] #17,055
adhesive plaster
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JAPANESE WORDS (24)
⭐ 脂 [あぶら] #11,667
fat
膠着状態 [こうちゃくじょうたい] #23,508
deadlock
膠着 [こうちゃく] #30,670
agglutination
膠原病 [こうげんびょう] #134,541
collagen disease
膠質 [こうしつ] #152,838
colloid
白膠木 [ぬるで] #211,017
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
膠付け [にかわづけ] #233,787
glueing
膠着語 [こうちゃくご] #243,488
agglutinative language
膠泥 [こうでい] #245,031
mortar
阿膠 [あきょう] #245,564
donkey hide gelatin
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
교착
deadlock; stalemate