胶jiāo
glue, gum, resin, rubber; sticky; to glue. 10 strokes, radical ⺼, first met in HSK 5.
Pinyin jiāoStrokes 10Radical ⺼Band HSK 5Words 2
How to write 胶
Strokes 1–4 write ⺼, then strokes 5–10 write 交.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 胶 · the stroke-order rules
What 胶 is made of
⺼ and 交 (jiāo, to connect).
Tendons that connect 交 muscles ⺼; 交 also provides the pronunciation.
Words that use 胶
| 胶带 | tape (adhesive) 指用于粘贴固定的带状材料 搬家队员用强力胶带加固包装。The movers reinforced the packaging with heavy-duty tape. Lesson 442, 开拓启新 · 笃行自励与经世宏图 · Resolute Self-Mastery & Civic Governance |
| 胶水 | glue 指用来黏合物品的液体 他用胶水把碎片重新粘好。He used glue to stick the broken pieces back together. Lesson 442, 开拓启新 · 笃行自励与经世宏图 · Resolute Self-Mastery & Civic Governance |
More characters with the radical ⺼
All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.