HSK 2 · Giving & getting

交

jiāo

to hand in; to hand over

Stroke order of 交

交 is written with 6 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A man with crossed legs: cross over, hand over.

Parts: Pictograph of crossed legs (亠 + 乂)

Example sentence

请交作业。

Please hand in your homework.

Words with 交

交朋友to make friends 公交车bus 交通traffic; transport 交给to give to; to hand to 交警traffic police 交易deal; to trade 交费to pay a fee 交流to communicate; exchange 外交diplomacy; foreign affairs 交往to associate with; contact

More words: Giving & getting

送到to deliver to 送给to give (as a gift)交给to give to; to hand to 收to receive; to accept 收到to receive 接to pick up; to receive 接到to receive 接受to accept 受到to receive; to be given 借to borrow; to lend 拿出to take out 拿到to get; to obtain 取to take; to fetch 带to bring; to take 带来to bring

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