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
交际
jiāojì
social communication
Characters in this word
际 jì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 示 altar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他会交际。 Tā huì jiāojì. He is good at socializing.
- 交际很重要。 Jiāojì hěn zhòngyào. Social communication is very important.
- 我不爱交际。 Wǒ bù ài jiāojì. I do not like socializing.
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
- 交换 jiāohuàn to exchange