交 (jiāo)

To hand over; to make friends; to intersect; to pay (bill).

How 交 is written

Strokes
6
Radical
亠 — lid
Traditional
交
Simplified
交 (unchanged)

Components

  • 亠 lid
  • 八 eight/divide
  • 乂 N/A

Common words using 交

交友 jiāoyǒu
to make friends
交往 jiāowǎng
to associate; to contact; association
交易 jiāoyì
(business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
交流 jiāoliú
to exchange; exchange; communication
交通 jiāotōng
to be connected; traffic; transportation
公交 gōngjiāo
public transportation; mass transit
公交車 gōngjiāochē
public transport vehicle; town bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
成交 chéngjiāo
to complete a contract; to reach a deal
社交 shèjiāo
interaction; social contact
上交 shàngjiāo
to hand over to; to give to higher authority; to seek connections in high places
不可開交 bùkěkāijiāo
to be awfully (busy etc)
交付 jiāofù
to hand over; to deliver

交 in a sentence

我已經交了學費。

Wǒ yǐjīng jiāo le xuéfèi.

“I have already paid the tuition.”

How common is 交?

交 is the 320th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 66.1% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 交

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