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Chinese symbol for “intersection”

交叉口
jiāo chā kǒu
(road) intersection

The closest CC-CEDICT match for intersection is 交叉口 (jiāo chā kǒu), defined as: (road) intersection.

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

交 jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
radical 8 ⼇ · 6 strokes
叉 chā
fork; prong; cross, intersect
radical 29 ⼜ · 3 strokes
口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “intersection”

WordPinyinMeaning
道口dào kǒuroad junction; intersection; level crossing; railroad crossing
路口lù kǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)
十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads; intersection
马路口 (馬路口)mǎ lù kǒuintersection (of roads)
交集jiāo jí(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle; common ground; points of commonality; overlap; connection

Related words

Other words that share a character with 交叉口.

WordPinyinMeaning
交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
交换 (交換)jiāo huànto exchange; to swap
外交wài jiāodiplomacy; diplomatic
交给 (交給)jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over
交叉jiāo chāto cross; to intersect
分叉fēn chàto branch; to fork; fork; branch; bifurcation
人口rén kǒupopulation; people

See also: Japanese symbol for “intersection”.

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.