胶囊

膠囊

jiāonáng

noun HSK 7-9 #16,382

Meanings

1 capsule (pharmaceutical)
2 capsule (general)

Characters

glue; gelatin; rubber

bag; sac; pouch

Examples

这种药是胶囊的，很容易吞。

Zhèzhǒng yào shì jiāonáng de, hěn róngyì tūn.

This medicine comes in capsule form, it's easy to swallow.

太空舱也叫太空胶囊。

Tàikōngcāng yě jiào tàikōng jiāonáng.

A space capsule is also called 太空胶囊.

Tips

memory

胶 (glue/gelatin) + 囊 (pouch/sac): a gelatin pouch — exactly what a medicine capsule is.

Stroke Order

胶 jiāo

囊 náng