发胶

髮膠

fàjiāo

noun

Measure Word

一瓶发胶 píng

Meanings

1 hair gel
2 hair spray

Characters

Examples

他头发上抹了点发胶。

Tā tóufa shang mǒle diǎn fàjiāo.

He put a little hair gel on.

发胶太多看起来很油。

Fàjiāo tài duō kànqǐlái hěn yóu.

Too much hair gel looks greasy.

Tips

usage

Covers both gel and spray in colloquial speech. More specific: 发蜡 (hair wax), 发泥 (hair clay), 定型喷雾 (styling spray).

mistakes

发 is fà here (hair), not fā (to send). Don't confuse with the other reading.

Stroke Order

发 fā

胶 jiāo