Chinese symbol for “capsule”
胶囊
jiāo náng
Traditional: 膠囊
(pharm.) capsule
The closest CC-CEDICT match for capsule is 胶囊 (jiāo náng), defined as: (pharm.) capsule.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “capsule”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包衣 | bāo yī | capsule (containing medicine); husk (of corn) |
| 蒴果 | shuò guǒ | (botany) capsule |
| 蒴 | shuò | pod; capsule |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 胶囊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 橡胶 (橡膠) | xiàng jiāo | rubber; caoutchouc |
| 塑胶 (塑膠) | sù jiāo | synthetic resin; plastic cement; (Tw) plastic |
| 胶带 (膠帶) | jiāo dài | adhesive tape; magnetic tape |
| 胶片 (膠片) | jiāo piàn | (photographic) film |
| 胶卷 (膠卷) | jiāo juǎn | roll of film |
| 囊括 | náng kuò | to include; to embrace |
| 气囊 (氣囊) | qì náng | air sac; aerostat gasbag |
| 囊肿 (囊腫) | náng zhǒng | cyst (med.) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “capsule”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.