交(jiāo)

HSK 26 strokes

to hand over

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Character information

Pinyin
jiāo
Meaning
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1]
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 交 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱六乂

A person with crossed (intersecting) legs

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

六liù乂yì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 交 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 交

Common words using 交 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiāo交gěi给
HSK 2

to give; to deliver; to hand over

Open 交给 page →
jiāo交tōng通
HSK 2

to be connected

Open 交通 page →
jiāo交péng朋yǒu友
HSK 2

to make friends

Open 交朋友 page →
gōng公jiāo交chē车
HSK 2

public transport vehicle

Open 公交车 page →
jiāo交wǎng往
HSK 3

to associate (with)

Open 交往 page →
jiāo交yì易
HSK 3

to deal; to trade; to transact

Open 交易 page →
jiāo交liú流
HSK 3

to exchange

Open 交流 page →
jiāo交jǐng警
HSK 3

traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察[jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2])

Open 交警 page →

Related characters

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万且业为主举久乐

From 交’s common words

给通朋友公车往易

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