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
交叉
jiāochā
to intersect; to cross
Characters in this word
叉 chā
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 两条地铁线路在市中心交叉，因此那一站长期承担换乘压力。 Liǎng tiáo dìtiě xiànlù zài shì zhōngxīn jiāochā, yīncǐ nà yí zhàn chángqī chéngdān huànchéng yālì. The two metro lines intersect in the city centre, so that station has long borne transfer pressure.
- 两条小路在山脚下交叉。 Liǎng tiáo xiǎolù zài shānjiǎo xià jiāochā. Two small paths cross at the foot of the mountain.
- 她紧张地把双手交叉放在膝盖上。 Tā jǐnzhāng de bǎ shuāngshǒu jiāochā fàng zài xīgài shang. She nervously crossed her hands on her knees.
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