交 — Chinese character
交
jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
- Pinyin
- jiāo
- Radical
- 8 ⼇ (Lid)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 六 乂
- Formation
- ideographic — A person with crossed (intersecting) legs
- Japanese
- 交 as a kanji
Common words with 交
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交易 | jiāo yì | to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange; exchange |
| 交换 (交換) | jiāo huàn | to exchange; to swap |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic |
| 交给 (交給) | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
| 社交 | shè jiāo | social interaction |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | to associate (with); to have contact (with) |
| 提交 | tí jiāo | to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb |
| 交谈 (交談) | jiāo tán | to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion |
| 交友 | jiāo yǒu | to make friends |
| 公交 | gōng jiāo | public transportation; mass transit |
English words written with 交
交 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 4 · Art of War 14 · I Ching 4 · Mencius 17 · Zhuangzi 20 · Great Learning 3 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 60
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 61
- Analects 1.4
- Analects 1.7
- Analects 5.16
- Analects 19.3
- Art of War 3.3
- Art of War 7.2
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