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Chinese symbol for “intersect”

相交
xiāng jiāo
(of roads, lines etc) to intersect; (of people) to associate with one another; to become friends

The closest CC-CEDICT match for intersect is 相交 (xiāng jiāo), defined as: (of roads, lines etc) to intersect; (of people) to associate with one another; to become friends.

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

相 xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes
交 jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
radical 8 ⼇ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “intersect”

WordPinyinMeaning
交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends
交叉jiāo chāto cross; to intersect
叉chāfork; pitchfork

Related words

Other words that share a character with 相交.

WordPinyinMeaning
相关 (相關)xiāng guānrelated; relevant
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
相当 (相當)xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate
相同xiāng tóngidentical; same
相对 (相對)xiāng duìrelatively; opposite
互相hù xiāngeach other; mutually
交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic

See also: Japanese symbol for “intersect”.

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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