交 jiāo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- Made of
- 六 six 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
交朋友
jiāopéngyou
to make friends
Characters in this word
朋 péng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
友 yǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 𠂇 hand 又 and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我想交朋友。 Wǒ xiǎng jiāo péngyou. I want to make friends.
- 她爱交朋友。 Tā ài jiāo péngyou. She loves making friends.
- 在学校交朋友。 Zài xuéxiào jiāo péngyou. Make friends at school.
Related words
- 公交车 gōngjiāochē bus
- 交 jiāo to hand in; to make
- 交给 jiāogěi to hand over
- 交通 jiāotōng transportation; traffic
- 交费 jiāofèi to pay a fee
- 交警 jiāojǐng traffic police officer
- 交流 jiāoliú to communicate; to exchange
- 交往 jiāowǎng to have contact; to associate
- 交易 jiāoyì deal; transaction
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 交换 jiāohuàn to exchange
- 交际 jiāojì social communication