• 320th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 315 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiāo (jiao1)to hand over • to deliver • to pay (money) • to turn over • to make friends • to intersect (lines)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

交友 
交往 
交易 
交流 
交给 (交給)
交警 
交通 
公交 
公交车 (公交車)
成交 
社交 

Uncommon

上交 
不可开交 (不可開交)
交付 
交代 
交出 
交加 
交汇 (交匯)
交卷 
交叉 
交大 
交待 
交情 
交接 
交换 (交換)
交易所 
交易日 
交替 
交界 
交织 (交織)
交融 
交谈 (交談)
交配 
交锋 (交鋒)
交钱 (交錢)
交错 (交錯)
交际 (交際)
交集 
交响 (交響)
交响曲 (交響曲)
外交 
外交部 
心力交瘁 
打交道 
提交 
百感交集 
相交 
立交桥 (立交橋)
结交 (結交)
绝交 (絕交)
至交 
杂交 (雜交)

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  • 423rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 146 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji4)border • edge • boundary • interval • between • inter- • to meet • time • occasion • to meet with (circumstances)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as '' (ji4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as 'jié' (jie2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

之际 (之際)
人际 (人際)
国际 (國際)
实际 (實際)
实际上 (實際上)

Uncommon

一望无际 (一望無際)
不切实际 (不切實際)
交际 (交際)
国际化 (國際化)
天际 (天際)
星际 (星際)
洲际 (洲際)
无边无际 (無邊無際)
边际 (邊際)
际会 (際會)
际遇 (際遇)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.