胶水
Old HSK 5
胶水 (jiāoshuǐ) · glue
胶水 (jiāoshuǐ) means “glue”. It is written with 2 characters: 胶 (glue) + 水 (water). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 胶水 is built
The characters
胶 jiāo · glue
What 胶 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 交jiāo — to connect
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 六liù — six
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
用胶水把两张纸粘在一起。Yòng jiāoshuǐ bǎ liǎng zhāng zhǐ zhān zài yìqǐ.Glue the two sheets of paper together.
我的胶水用完了。Wǒ de jiāoshuǐ yòng wán le.I've run out of glue.
Questions about 胶水
What does 胶水 mean?
胶水 (jiāoshuǐ) means “glue”.
How do you pronounce 胶水?
胶水 is pronounced jiāoshuǐ.
Which HSK level is 胶水?
胶水 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 开水kāishuǐboiled water
- 矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
- 泪水lèishuǐtears
- 汽水qìshuǐsoda
Learn 胶水 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.