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Chinese symbol for “junction”

交叉点
jiāo chā diǎn
Traditional: 交叉點
junction; crossroads; (geometry) point of intersection

The closest CC-CEDICT match for junction is 交叉点 (jiāo chā diǎn), defined as: junction; crossroads; (geometry) point of 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
点 diǎn
dot, point, speck
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “junction”

WordPinyinMeaning
岔口chà kǒujunction; fork in road
交汇处 (交匯處)jiāo huì chùconfluence (of two rivers); junction (of roads)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 交叉点.

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
一点 (一點)yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit

See also: Japanese symbol for “junction”.

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.