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

驳

駮

bó = b + o2

variant of 駁|驳[bo2]

驳 = 爻 + 马 : Beelzebub (b) is delivering a pile of pliers (爻) to observatory. In the kitchen (o2) a unicorn (马) is pulling the barge (驳) into the castle.

鲛

鮫

jia̅o = ji + ao1

(bound form) shark

姣

jia̅o = ji + ao1

cunning / pretty

姣

jia̅o = ji + ao1

surname Jiao

铰

鉸

jiǎo = ji + ao3

scissors / to cut (with scissors)

筊

jiào = ji + ao4

variant of 珓[jiao4]

筊

jiǎo = ji + ao3

bamboo rope

茭

jia̅o = ji + ao1

Zizania aquatica

峧

jia̅o = ji + ao1

(used in place names)

洨

xiáo = xi + ao2

(Tw) (vulgar) semen (from Taiwanese 潲, Tai-lo pr. [siâu])

洨

xiáo = xi + ao2

(Tw) (vulgar) semen, from Taiwanese 潲, Tai-lo pr. [siâu]

洨

xiáo = xi + ao2

Xiao River in Hebei province

Words with 交

上

shàng

交

jia̅o

to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places

交

jia̅o

情

qing

friendship / friendly relations

交

jia̅o

货

貨

huò

to deliver goods

交

jia̅o

还

還

huán

to return sth / to hand back

交

jia̅o

接

jie̅

(of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse

交

jia̅o

错

錯

cuò

to crisscross / to intertwine

交

jia̅o

警

jǐng

traffic police / abbr. for 交通警察

公