jiāo

to glue

glue; gum; rubber

flesh (⺼) + join (交) = glue that binds

交 means to join or intersect — two things coming together. Flesh that joins things together is exactly what sticky, adhesive substance does.

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FleshSemantic
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这个盒子坏了,用粘一下就好了。

zhè ge hé zi huài le, yòng jiāo zhān yī xià jiù hǎo le。

The box is broken; just glue it and it will be fine.

工厂用橡来做轮胎。

gōng chǎng yòng xiàng jiāo lái zuò lún tāi。

The factory uses rubber to make tires.

Words with 胶

502胶

wǔ líng èr jiāo

cyanoacrylate glue

过胶

guò jiāo

(stationery) to laminate

酚醛胶

fēn quán jiāo

phenolic resin (used to manufacture bakelite)

金葱胶

jīn cōng jiāo

glitter glue

银胶菊

yín jiāo jú

guayule (Parthenium argentatum)

闪光胶

shǎn guāng jiāo

glitter glue

开胶

kāi jiāo

to come unglued

蜂胶

fēng jiāo

propolis

阿拉伯胶

ā lā bó jiāo

gum arabic

阿胶

ē jiāo

donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM)

双面胶

shuāng miàn jiāo

double-sided tape

香口胶

xiāng kǒu jiāo

chewing gum

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