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

咬

齩

yǎo = y + ao3

variant of 咬[yao3]

咬 = 交 + 口 : Linus Pauling (交) asks Maud Younger (y) for something to eat in the aorta (ao3). Maud gives him a mandarin (口) and Linus thankfully bites (咬) it.

恔

xiào = xi + ao4

cheerful

挍

jiào = ji + ao4

compare / criticize

珓

jiào = ji + ao4

pair of hemispherical objects used in divination

窔

yǎo = y + ao3

dark / deep / southeast corner of room