胶 jiāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 交 to connect
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
胶囊
jiāonáng
capsule
Characters in this word
囊 náng
- Strokes
- 22
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种胶囊外壳采用可降解材料，能降低医疗废弃物负担。 Zhè zhǒng jiāonáng wàiké cǎiyòng kě jiàngjiě cáiliào, néng jiàngdī yīliáo fèiqìwù fùdān. The shell of this capsule uses biodegradable materials, which can reduce the burden of medical waste.
- 医生让他每天饭后吃两粒胶囊。 Yīshēng ràng tā měitiān fàn hòu chī liǎng lì jiāonáng. The doctor told him to take two capsules every day after meals.
- 这种胶囊咖啡机在办公室里很受欢迎。 Zhè zhǒng jiāonáng kāfēijī zài bàngōngshì lǐ hěn shòu huānyíng. This kind of capsule coffee machine is very popular in offices.
Related words
- 胶带 jiāodài tape
- 胶水 jiāoshuǐ glue
- 橡胶 xiàngjiāo rubber
- 抗生素 kàngshēngsù antibiotic
- 剂量 jìliàng dosage; dose
- 忌口 jìkǒu to avoid certain foods; dietary restriction
- 剂 jì dose; preparation; measure word for medicine
- 沐浴 mùyù to bathe; to be immersed in
- 确诊 quèzhěn to diagnose; confirmed diagnosis
- 看护 kānhù to care for; to nurse; to watch over
- 求医 qiúyī to seek medical treatment
- 侍候 shìhòu to serve; to attend to