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
交往
jiāowǎng
to have contact; to associate
Characters in this word
往 wǎng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他们交往很久。 Tāmen jiāowǎng hěn jiǔ. They have known each other for a long time.
- 我少和他交往。 Wǒ shǎo hé tā jiāowǎng. I do not have much contact with him.
- 朋友之间交往。 Péngyou zhījiān jiāowǎng. Friends keep in contact with each other.
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
- 交易 jiāoyì deal; transaction
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 交换 jiāohuàn to exchange
- 交际 jiāojì social communication