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
交通
jiāotōng
transportation; traffic
Characters in this word
通 tōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 交通很方便。 Jiāotōng hěn fāngbiàn. Transportation is very convenient.
- 这里交通好。 Zhèlǐ jiāotōng hǎo. Transportation is good here.
- 今天交通忙。 Jīntiān jiāotōng máng. Traffic is busy today.
Related words
- 公交车 gōngjiāochē bus
- 交 jiāo to hand in; to make
- 交给 jiāogěi to hand over
- 交朋友 jiāopéngyou to make friends
- 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