Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

glue; gum

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 胶 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 胶带jiāo dàiadhesive tape; magnetic tape
  • 胶水jiāo shuǐglue
  • 橡胶xiàng jiāorubber; caoutchouc
  • 胶囊jiāo náng(pharm.) capsule
  • 胶片jiāo piàn(photographic) film

Example Sentence

他用胶水把照片粘在了本子上。Tā yòng jiāo shuǐ bǎ zhào piàn zhān zài le běn zi shàng.He used glue to stick the photo onto the notebook.

他用Tā yòngother use胶水jiāo shuǐglue(marks the object)照片zhào piànphotographzhānto gluezàiatle(completed action)本子běn zibookshàngon