6 strokes
6 画
jiāo
tóu
head
- hand in
- pay
- entrust
- cross
- associate with
- arrive at
- friendship
- boundary
jiāo-liú
交流
v.
exchange
jiāo-tōng
交通
n.
communications; traffic
jiāo-wǎng
交往
v.
have contact
jiāo-shǒu
交手
v.
compete
jiāo-huàn
交换
v.
exchange
jiāo-jì
交际
v.
socialise
jiāo-dài
交代
v.
hand … over; explain; instruct
jiāo-chā
交叉
v.
intersect; alternate
jiāo-yì
交易
v. /n.
trade / transaction
jiāo-shè
交涉
v.
negotiate
jiāo-tán
交谈
v.
to describe through talk
jiāo-gē
交割
v.
complete a transaction
jiāo-jiā
交加
v.
accompany each other
jiāo-dǐ
交底
v.
lay one’s cards on the table
fēng-yǔ-jiāo-jiā
风雨交加
the wind howls and the rains pours down – all difficulties come along together
jūn-zǐ-zhī-jiāo-dàn-rú-shuǐ
君子之交淡如水
the friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water
bù-kě-kāi-jiāo
不可开交
used as a complement after “得 – de” to indicate a busy state of affairs
bǎi-gǎn-jiāo-jí
百感交集
different feelings well up in one’s heart
huàn-nàn-zhī-jiāo
患难之交
companions in misfortune
Usage 用法
hand … in
Qǐng àn-shí jiāo zuò-yè.
请按时交作业。
Please hand in your homework on time.
pay
Zhè ge yuè de fáng-zū nǐ jiāo le ma?
这个月的房租你交了吗？
Have you paid this month’s rent?
entrust
Wǒ yào bǎ zhè jiàn shì jiāo gěi tā bàn.
我要把这事交给他办。
I am going to entrust it to him.
cross
Tā zhàn-lì bú dòng, shuāng-bì jiāo-yú xiōng qián.
她站立不动，双臂交于胸前。
She stool still, with her arms crossed in front of her.
arrive at
Shí-lìng yǐ jiāo lì-dōng.
时令已交立冬。
It’s already the beginning of winter.
boundary
Cǐ-shí zhèng shi qiū-dōng-zhī-jiāo.
此时正是秋冬之交。
We are just on the cusp between autum and winter.
