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
交锋
jiāofēng
to clash; to confront
Characters in this word
锋 fēng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 夆 to resist
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 两位候选人在电视辩论中首次正面交锋，气氛迅速升温。 Liǎng wèi hòuxuǎnrén zài diànshì biànlùn zhōng shǒucì zhèngmiàn jiāofēng, qìfēn xùnsù shēngwēn. The two candidates clashed face to face for the first time in the televised debate, and the atmosphere quickly heated up.
- 两队在决赛中再次交锋，比分一直很接近。 Liǎng duì zài juésài zhōng zàicì jiāofēng, bǐfēn yìzhí hěn jiējìn. The two teams clashed again in the final, and the score stayed close throughout.
- 他们俩一见面就交锋，谁也不肯让步。 Tāmen liǎ yí jiànmiàn jiù jiāofēng, shéi yě bù kěn ràngbù. The two of them clash the moment they meet, and neither is willing to give way.
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