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dài代
HSK 5

to transfer (duties to sb else)

Open 交代 page →
jiāo交fù付
HSK 7-9

to hand over

Open 交付 page →
jiāo交chā叉
HSK 7-9

to cross

Open 交叉 page →
shàng上jiāo交

to hand over to; to give to higher authority; to seek connections in high p…

Open 上交 page →
shì世jiāo交

(long time) friend of the family

Open 世交 page →
rǔ乳jiāo交

mammary intercourse

Open 乳交 page →
yī一miàn面zhī之jiāo交

to have met once

Open 一面之交 page →
bù不kě可kāi开jiāo交

to be awfully (busy etc)

Open 不可开交 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

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代付叉上世乳一面

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