胶布 (jiāo bù) — adhesive tape; plaster (colloquial); rubberized… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

adhesive tapeplaster (colloquial)rubberized fabricwaterproof cloth

Measure word · 卷

Examples

胶布。
Qǐng yòng jiāo bù bǎ xiāng zi fēng hǎo.
Please use tape to seal the box well.
胶布。
Tā shǒu shàng de shāng kǒu tiē le yí kuài jiāo bù.
He put a piece of adhesive tape on the wound on his hand.
胶布。
Zhè jiàn yǔ yī shì yòng fáng shuǐ jiāo bù zuò de.
This raincoat is made of waterproof rubberized fabric.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

胶jiāoadhesive

胶 describes the kind of 布, giving adhesive tape or plaster.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 膠; 胶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat; flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

翏

翏liù膠jiāo

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 膠 pairs ⺼ (meat; flesh) with 翏, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīnkerchief

Sound part声符shēngfú

父

父fù布bù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

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