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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

胶 jiāo
glue, gum, resin, rubber; sticky; to glue
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
囊 náng
bag, purse, sack; to pocket, to stow
radical 30 ⼝ · 22 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “capsule”

WordPinyinMeaning
包衣bāo yīcapsule (containing medicine); husk (of corn)
蒴果shuò guǒ(botany) capsule
蒴shuòpod; capsule

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胶囊.

WordPinyinMeaning
橡胶 (橡膠)xiàng jiāorubber; caoutchouc
塑胶 (塑膠)sù jiāosynthetic resin; plastic cement; (Tw) plastic
胶带 (膠帶)jiāo dàiadhesive tape; magnetic tape
胶片 (膠片)jiāo piàn(photographic) film
胶卷 (膠卷)jiāo juǎnroll of film
囊括náng kuòto include; to embrace
气囊 (氣囊)qì nángair sac; aerostat gasbag
囊肿 (囊腫)náng zhǒngcyst (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.

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