橡 xiàng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
橡胶
xiàngjiāo
rubber
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这种橡胶材料耐高温，适合用于精密设备的密封部件。 Zhè zhǒng xiàngjiāo cáiliào nài gāowēn, shìhé yòng yú jīngmì shèbèi de mìfēng bùjiàn. This kind of rubber material is resistant to high temperatures and suitable for sealing components in precision equipment.
- 这双运动鞋的鞋底是橡胶做的，走路很防滑。 Zhè shuāng yùndòngxié de xiédǐ shì xiàngjiāo zuò de, zǒulù hěn fánghuá. The soles of these sports shoes are made of rubber, so they don't slip when you walk.
- 工人从橡胶树上采集白色的树汁。 Gōngrén cóng xiàngjiāoshù shàng cǎijí báisè de shùzhī. The worker collects white sap from the rubber tree.