明胶

明膠

míngjiāo

noun #91,223

Meanings

1 gelatin

Characters

Examples

果冻是用明胶做的。

Guǒdòng shì yòng míngjiāo zuò de.

Jelly is made with gelatin.

明胶在医药上也有用途。

Míngjiāo zài yīyào shàng yě yǒu yòngtú.

Gelatin also has pharmaceutical uses.

Tips

memory

明 means 'clear/transparent' and 胶 means 'glue' — together a literal 'transparent glue', matching gelatin's clear jelly-like quality.

Stroke Order

明 míng

胶 jiāo