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胶 (jiāo): Glue — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 胶

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 胶 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 胶

胶 stroke order diagram
3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 胶

胶 handwriting practice worksheet preview
4.

How to Use 胶

Adhesive materials

Words where 胶 refers to sticky substances or products.

胶水 • jiāo shuǐ • glue • HSK 5
HSK 5
5.

Example Sentences

Wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yī一
juǎn卷
xīn新
de

Information

Pinyinjiāo
Meaningglue; adhesive
Strokes10
Radical月
Traditional膠
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1843
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄠ
UnicodeU+80F6
CangjieKSHHI
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jiāo胶
shuǐ水

glue

胶带 • jiāo dài • adhesive tape • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
jiāo胶
dài带

adhesive tape

橡胶 • xiàng jiāo • Rubber • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xiàng橡
jiāo胶

Rubber

的
jiāo胶
juǎn卷
。

I bought a new roll of film.

wǒ我
yòng用
jiāo胶
bù布
bǎ把
xìn信
fēng封
zhān粘
hǎo好
。

I sealed the envelope with tape.

wǒ我
yòng用
jiāo胶
shuǐ水
nián粘
hǎo好
le了
pò破
suì碎
de的
bēi杯
zi子
。

I used glue to fix the broken cup.

qǐng请
yòng用
jiāo胶
dài带
fēng封
hǎo好
zhè这
ge个
zhǐ纸
xiāng箱
。

Please seal this cardboard box with tape.

zhè这
zhǒng种
jiāo胶
náng囊
xū需
yào要
zhěng整
lì粒
tūn吞
fú服
。

This capsule needs to be swallowed whole.

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