jiāo

glue

Components
⺼ meaning component

  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

flesh

翏 sound component

  Sound component

liù

  

to sweep away, to remove

Evolution

膠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
膠 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
膠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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jiāo

glue, gum, resin, rubber; to glue; glue; gum; rubber

Most common words with 膠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

glue

橡胶

rubber

胶带

adhesive tape

胶片

(photographic) film

胶囊

caplet