The Radical: 交


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Meaning
exchange, crossing,    交

Explanation

Used in these Kanji:
JLPT HSK 1
school, to check, to compare, to proofread
jiào, xiào
Left: tree , right: exchange, crossing (developed from the image of a person is sitting cross-legged)
Next to the tree, at the intersection, there is: the school.

Vocabulary
JLPT HSK 3
to compare, comparatively, to contrast, rather
jiào
Left: vehicle (= cart from above with axle , load-area wheels ), right: exchange, crossing (= six crosses )
When vehicles are exchanged, they (first) should be: compared!

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JLPT HSK 4
effect, efficacy, to imitate
xiào
Left: exchange, crossing (six crosses ), right: strike 攵/ (hand with stick )
The "exchange" with a stick in hand (=striking) shows its effect.

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JLPT HSK 4
exchange, crossing, to intersect (lines), to deliver
jiāo
The image of a crosslegged sitting person means to mix.
Six crosses mark exchange or intersecting.

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JLPT HSK 4
suburbs, outskirts
jiāo
Left: exchange, crossing (six crosses ), right: village
By exchange [with the city] the village becomes a suburb.

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JLPT HSK 4
dumplings with meat filling
jiǎo
Left: eat 饣/, right: exchange, crossing (six crosses )
The food with an exchange (= of the dough vs. filling) are the dumplings.

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JLPT HSK 5
to bite, to nip
yǎo
Left: mouth , right: exchange, crossing (six crosses )
The mouth is in exchange (with the food) at every bite.

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JLPT HSK 5
to glue, resin, sticky, rubber
jiāo
Left: body /, right: exchange, crossing (six crosses ) (Glue was made of boiling bones)
This part of the body is "in exchange" when making glue.

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JLPT HSK 5
crafty, cunning, sly
jiǎo
Left: wild animal (dog on the hind legs), right: exchange, crossing (six crosses )
He behaved like a wild animal in that exchange, because he is: crafty.

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JLPT no HSK
to twist (strands into a thread), to wring
jiǎo
Left: thread 纟/, right: exchange, crossing (six crosses )
(When making a rope) Threads come into an exchange, when they are twisted together.

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JLPT no HSK
a legendary dragon controlling rain and floods
jiāo
Left: insect , right: exchange, crossing (six crosses )
Like an insect he is in exchange: The flood dragon.

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JLPT no HSK
tumble, fall
jiāo
Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: exchange, crossing (six crosses )
If the feet are crossing during exchange, you tumble and fall.

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JLPT no HSK
handsome, beautiful, good-looking
jiǎo
Left: person , right: exchange, crossing (six crosses )
(Beauty makes popular) The person is in exchange because he is handsome.

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