阿膠

See also: 阿胶

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	glue; gum
trad. (阿膠)		阿	膠
simp. (阿胶)		阿	胶

From 阿 (Ē), short for 東阿／东阿 (Dōng'ē, “Dong'e County”), where ejiao is produced + 膠／胶 (jiāo, “gelatin”).

阿膠

donkey-hide gelatin; ejiao (substance used in traditional Chinese medicine as a blood tonic)
阿膠紅棗糕 / 阿胶红枣糕 ― ējiāo hóngzǎo gāo ― donkey-hide gelatin jujube (red date) cake

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