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
交换
jiāohuàn
to exchange
Characters in this word
换 huàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 奂 numerous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们交换书。 Wǒmen jiāohuàn shū. We exchange books.
- 交换礼物吧。 Jiāohuàn lǐwù ba. Let us exchange gifts.
- 他想交换座位。 Tā xiǎng jiāohuàn zuòwèi. He wants to switch seats.
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
- 交往 jiāowǎng to have contact; to associate
- 交易 jiāoyì deal; transaction
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 交际 jiāojì social communication