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CHINESE CHARACTER

交 (jiāo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
HSK 26 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

亠 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 交.

六 · 乂

Visible components

交 is decomposed as ⿱六乂.

STROKES · 6

Write 交 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 交

公交车

乘公交车费时。

Chéng gōng jiāo chē fèi shí。

The bus will take time.

汤姆试着交朋友。

Tāng mǔ shì zhe jiāo péng yǒu。

Tom tried to make friends.

交流

我们要设法跟他们交流。

Wǒ men yào shè fǎ gēn tā men jiāo liú。

We have to try to communicate with them.

FAQ

What does 交 (jiāo) mean in Chinese?

to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix

How do you write 交 in stroke order?

交 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 交?

亠 is the radical in 交. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 交?

公交车 (gōngjiāochē): public transport vehicle; town bus; 交 (jiāo): to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; 交警 (jiāojǐng): traffic police.