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交朋友

jiāo péng you

to make friends

Stroke order of 交朋友

3 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

交 · 6 strokes朋 · 8 strokes友 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

交 shows legs crossing; 朋 two 月 companions; 友 two hands clasped.

Parts: 交 make/cross + 朋 friend + 友 friend

The characters in 交朋友

  • 交 jiāo — to hand in; to hand over (6 strokes)

Example sentence

我想交很多朋友。

I want to make a lot of friends.

Words with 交

Words with 朋

Words with 友

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