交

jia̅o = ji + ao1

to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines) / variant of 跤[jiao1]

交 = 亠 + 父 : Linus Pauling, a famous scientist with a beret. Father Time commands Linus Pauling to hand over his beret to him in front of the aorta, but Joan of Arc comes to his rescue.

交 character breakdown

交
- 亠
  - 一
  - 丶
- 父
  - 乂
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏

亠

tóu = t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

亠 = 丶 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 亠 looks like a beret. Tecumseh (t) is killing time in the Outhouse's kitchen (ou2) by playing a game. His goal is to blow a petal leaf (丶) into a beret (亠) by blowing air through a flute (一).

父

fù = fu + Ø4

father

父 = 乂 + 八 : Father Time. Father Time is trying to cut an eight ball with pliers. Besides, he looks like he has just bitten in a lemon.

Characters with 交 as component

较

較

jiào = ji + ao4

to compare / to dispute / compared to / (before adj.) relatively / comparatively / rather / also pr. [jiao3]

较 = 交 + 车 : In the aorta's bathroom, Joan of Arc and Linus Pauling are comparing their cabriolets.

效

効

xiào = xi + ao4

variant of 效[xiao4]

效 = 交 + 攵 : Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.

郊

jia̅o = ji + ao1

suburbs / outskirts

郊 = 交 + 阝 : Joan of Arc (ji), the emperor (阝) and Linus Pauling (交) all live in a flat share in the suburbs (郊) in front of the aorta (ao1).

郊

jia̅o = ji + ao1

surname Jiao

郊 = 交 + 阝 : Joan of Arc (ji), the emperor (阝) and Linus Pauling (交) all live in a flat share in the suburbs (郊) in front of the aorta (ao1).

绞

絞

jiǎo = ji + ao3

to twist (strands into a thread) / to entangle / to wring / to hang (by the neck) / to turn / to wind / classifier for skeins of yarn

饺

餃

jiǎo = ji + ao3

dumplings with meat filling

饺 = 交 + 饣 : Linus Pauling (交) and Joan of Arc (ji) are on a date in the aorta (ao3). They are having dumplings (饺) and Chinese crullers (饣) for dinner and are feeding each other romantically.

狡

jiǎo = ji + ao3

crafty / cunning / sly

狡 = 交 + 犭 : Joan of Arc (ji) is amazed by Linus Pauling's (交) skills. In the aorta (ao3) he demonstrate how crafty (狡) he is by folding little paper dachshunds (犭).

蛟

jia̅o = ji + ao1

a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2]

鲛

鮫

jia̅o = ji + ao1

(bound form) shark

佼

jiǎo = ji + ao3

handsome

皎

jiǎo = ji + ao3