# 交

| 交 | U+4EA4, &#20132; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EA4 |
| ← 亣 [U+4EA3] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 亥 → [U+4EA5] |

## Translingual
### Han character

交 (Kangxi radical 8, 亠+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 卜金大 (YCK), four-corner 0040$_8$, composition ⿱亠父 or ⿱六乂)

#### Derived characters

* 佼 咬 狡 姣 恔 挍 洨 峧 㬵 校 胶 珓 晈 烄 皎 䂭 䘨 絞(绞) 蛟 賋 䍊 較(较) 跤 詨 鉸(铰) 餃(饺) 駮 骹 鮫(鲛) 齩 䢒 㼎 効 郊 效 㿰 虠 頝 鵁(䴔) 㝔 茭 窔 筊 𤶀

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 88, character 6
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 291
* Dae Jaweon: page 185, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 282, character 1
* Unihan data for U+4EA4

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 交 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script). |||
| | Old Chinese |
| 烄 | *keːws, *kreːwʔ |
| 礮 | *pʰreːws |
| 交 | *kreːw |
| 郊 | *kreːw |
| 茭 | *kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ |
| 蛟 | *kreːw |
| 鮫 | *kreːw |
| 鵁 | *kreːw |
| 咬 | *kreːw, *ŋɡreːwʔ, *qreːw |
| 鉸 | *kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *kreːws |
| 佼 | *kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ |
| 詨 | *kreːw, *qʰreːws, *ɡreːws |
| 絞 | *kreːwʔ |
| 狡 | *kreːwʔ |
| 姣 | *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw |
| 筊 | *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw |
| 校 | *kreːws, *ɡreːws |
| 珓 | *kreːws |
| 跤 | *kʰreːw |
| 頝 | *kʰreːw |
| 骹 | *kʰraːw |
| 齩 | *ŋɡreːwʔ |
| 洨 | *ɡreːw |
| 胶 | *ɡreːw |
| 效 | *ɡreːws |
| 効 | *ɡreːws |
| 傚 | *ɡreːws |
| 皎 | *keːwʔ |
| 恔 | *keːwʔ |
| 晈 | *keːwʔ |
| 窔 | *qeːws |
| 駮 | *pqreːwɢ |
Pictogram (象形) – a human with crossed legs. In today's writing, the upper part of the human is similar to 立, which in turn depicts a man standing. Unrelated to 父.

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rjaw (“mix”); cognate with Burmese ရော (rau:, “to mix”), Jingpho yau (“be mixed”), kəjau (“to mix, intermix”), compare Chepang [script needed] (ljawh-ʔo, “mixed”) and Proto-Mienic *klaau$^3$ (Schuessler, 2007).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiāo (jiao$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jiao$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaau$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gau$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kâu
    (Hailu, HRS): gau$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gau$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): gáu
* Eastern Min (BUC): gău
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kau / ka / ka̍h
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gao$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ciau; $^1$kau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiao
*** Wade–Giles: chiao$^1$
*** Yale: jyāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau
*** Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: jiao$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giao
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiau⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaau$^1$
*** Yale: gāau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gao$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːu̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kau³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâu
*** Hakka Romanization System: gau$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kau̯²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: gau$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kau⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kau⁴⁴/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gáu
*** Sinological IPA : /kau⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gău
*** Sinological IPA : /kau⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau
*** Tâi-lô: kau
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kaw
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kau⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kau³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka
*** Tâi-lô: ka
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kaf
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka̍h
*** Tâi-lô: ka̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kah
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʔ²⁴/
* kau - literary;
* ka/ka̍h - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: kaew
Rime :
| Character | 交 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古肴切 |
| Baxter | kaew |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠau/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚau/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kau/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨw/ |
| Li Rong | /kau/ |
| Wang Li | /kau/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kau/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaau$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ˤraw/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːw/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 交 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiāo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kæw › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ˁraw/ |
| English | cross (v.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 交 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 6296 |
| Phonetic component | 交 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 交 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːw/ |

#### Definitions

交
* to intersect; to cross
    相交 ― xiàngjiāo ― to intersect
    交好運／交好运 ― jiāo hǎoyùn ― to meet with good fortune
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Shòu tí niǎo jì zhī dào, jiāo yú Zhōngguó. [Pinyin]
    The paths marked by the feet of beasts and prints of birds crossed one another throughout the Middle Kingdom.
* to reach (a certain time)
* time or place where two things meet
    春夏之交 ― chūn xià zhī jiāo ― when springs changes into summer
    世紀之交／世纪之交 ― shìjì zhī jiāo ― the turn of the century
       dìchù Yù Jìn liǎng shěnɡ zhī jiāo [Pinyin]
       located where the borders of Henan and Shanxi meet
* to hand over; to turn in; to submit
    交班 ― jiāobān ― to hand over to the next shift
    交功課／交功课 [Cantonese] ― gaau$^1$ gung$^1$ fo$^3$ [Jyutping] ― to turn in homework
    交咗租未？ [Cantonese] ― gaau$^1$ zo$^2$ zou$^1$ mei$^6$? [Jyutping] ― Have you paid rent?
       Qǐng bǎ rènwù jiāo gěi wǒ ba! [Pinyin]
       Please assign me the task!
* to make (friends)
    交朋友 ― jiāo péngyǒu ― to make a friend
    交男朋友 ― jiāo nánpéngyǒu ― to get a boyfriend
* friendship; relationship
    邦交 ― bāngjiāo ― diplomatic relations
    泛泛之交 ― fànfànzhījiāo ― acquaintance
    君子之交淡如水 ― jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ ― True friendship between two men of accomplishment need not be overly demonstrative.
* to have sexual intercourse; to mate
    肛交 ― gāngjiāo ― to have anal sex
    雜交／杂交 ― zájiāo ― to hybridize; to crossbreed
    From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
    Hé dàn bù míng, hǔ shǐ jiāo. [Pinyin]
    The night bird ceases to sing. Tigers begin to pair.
* mutually; reciprocally
    交談／交谈 ― jiāotán ― to converse
    交易 ― jiāoyì ― to trade
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Shàng xià jiāo zhēng lì ér guó wēi yǐ. [Pinyin]
    Superiors and inferiors will try to snatch this profit the one from the other, and the kingdom will be endangered.
* simultaneously; at the same time
* 16th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "contact" (𝌕)
* (obsolete) Alternative form of 跤
    From: The Plum in the Golden Vase, circa 1610 CE
    Gāng dào xiāngfáng zhōng jiǎomén shǒu, bùfáng hēiyǐng lǐ pāo chū yī tiáo dèngzǐ lái, bǎ Lái Wàng'ér bàn le yī jiāo. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Hokkien, dated) Used to refer to a private wholesale trading company
    alt. forms: 郊 (jiāo)

##### Compounds

* 一交
* 一人之交
* 一言定交
* 一言訂交 / 一言订交
* 一面之交 (yīmiànzhījiāo)
* 上下交困
* 下交
* 三陽交泰 / 三阳交泰
* 不交一言
* 不可開交 / 不可开交 (bùkěkāijiāo)
* 不定交
* 不得開交 / 不得开交
* 不開交 / 不开交
* 世交 (shìjiāo)
* 世代交替
* 乒乓外交 (pīngpāng wàijiāo)
* 乳水交融
* 亂交 / 乱交 (luànjiāo)
* 交互作用
* 交付 (jiāofù)
* 交代 (jiāodài)
* 交作
* 交保 (jiāobǎo)
* 交光飛刃 / 交光飞刃
* 交兵 (jiāobīng)
* 交出 (jiāochū)
* 交分
* 交割 (jiāogē)
* 交加 (jiāojiā)
* 交匝
* 交午
* 交卸
* 交卷 (jiāojuàn)
* 交厚 (jiāohòu)
* 交叉 (jiāochā)
* 交叉口 (jiāochākǒu)
* 交叉感染 (jiāochā gǎnrǎn)
* 交叉線 / 交叉线 (jiāochāxiàn)
* 交叉點 / 交叉点 (jiāochādiǎn)
* 交友 (jiāoyǒu)
* 交口 (jiāokǒu)
* 交口接耳
* 交口稱譽 / 交口称誉
* 交口稱贊 / 交口称赞
* 交合 (jiāohé)
* 交嘴
* 交回
* 交困 (jiāokùn)
* 交契
* 交好 (jiāohǎo)
* 交媾 (jiāogòu)
* 交子
* 交尾 (jiāowěi)
* 交岔路口
* 交工 (jiāogōng)
* 交差 (jiāochāi)
* 交帳 / 交帐 (jiāozhàng)
* 交年
* 交床
* 交引
* 交往 (jiāowǎng)
* 交待 (jiāodài)
* 交心 (jiāoxīn)
* 交怨
* 交情 (jiāoqíng)
* 交惡 / 交恶 (jiāowù)
* 交感 (jiāogǎn)
* 交感神經 / 交感神经 (jiāogǎn shénjīng)
* 交態 / 交态
* 交懍恂 / 交懔恂 (ka-lún-sún) (Min Nan)
* 交戰 / 交战 (jiāozhàn)
* 交戰國 / 交战国 (jiāozhànguó)
* 交戰團體 / 交战团体
* 交手 (jiāoshǒu)
* 交拜
* 交持
* 交接 (jiāojiē)
* 交換 / 交换 (jiāohuàn)
* 交換機 / 交换机 (jiāohuànjī)
* 交換碼 / 交换码
* 交換經濟 / 交换经济
* 交易 (jiāoyì)
* 交易單位 / 交易单位
* 交易所 (jiāoyìsuǒ)
* 交易稅 / 交易税
* 交映
* 交替 (jiāotì)
* 交會 / 交会 (jiāohuì)
* 交朋結義 / 交朋结义
* 交杯
* 交杯盞 / 交杯盏
* 交杯酒 (jiāobēijiǔ)
* 交梨火棗 / 交梨火枣
* 交棒 (jiāobàng)
* 交椅 (jiāoyǐ)
* 交橫 / 交横
* 交歡 / 交欢 (jiāohuān)
* 交泰
* 交流 (jiāoliú)
* 交派
* 交流區 / 交流区
* 交流道 (jiāoliú dào)
* 交流電 / 交流电 (jiāoliúdiàn)
* 交涉 (jiāoshè)
* 交淺言深 / 交浅言深 (jiāoqiǎnyánshēn)
* 交火 (jiāohuǒ)
* 交煎
* 交爭 / 交争
* 交班 (jiāobān)
* 交界 (jiāojiè)
* 交疏
* 交發 / 交发
* 交白卷 (jiāo báijuàn)
* 交盤 / 交盘
* 交相
* 交相輝映 / 交相辉映
* 交睫
* 交禮 / 交礼
* 交租 (jiāozū)
* 交積 / 交积
* 交節氣 / 交节气
* 交結 / 交结
* 交綏 / 交绥
* 交織 / 交织 (jiāozhī)
* 交織線 / 交织线
* 交群
* 交耳
* 交臂
* 交臂失之 (jiāobìshīzhī)
* 交臂屈膝
* 交與 / 交与
* 交融 (jiāoróng)
* 交衢
* 交衽
* 交角
* 交託 / 交托 (jiāotuō)
* 交語 / 交语
* 交談 / 交谈 (jiāotán)
* 交誼 / 交谊 (jiāoyì)
* 交誼舞 / 交谊舞 (jiāoyìwǔ)
* 交謁 / 交谒
* 交謫 / 交谪
* 交警 (jiāojǐng)
* 交貨 / 交货 (jiāohuò)
* 交質 / 交质
* 交趾 (Jiāozhǐ)
* 交趾燒 / 交趾烧
* 交趾陶
* 交輝 / 交辉 (jiāohuī)
* 交辦 / 交办
* 交迫
* 交通 (jiāotōng)
* 交通事故 (jiāotōng shìgù)
* 交通壅塞
* 交通大學 / 交通大学
* 交通安全
* 交通密度
* 交通島 / 交通岛 (jiāotōngdǎo)
* 交通工具 (jiāotōng gōngjù)
* 交通工程 (jiāotōng gōngchéng)
* 交通建設 / 交通建设
* 交通指揮 / 交通指挥
* 交通標誌 / 交通标志 (jiāotōng biāozhì)
* 交通法庭
* 交通流量
* 交通癱瘓 / 交通瘫痪
* 交通管制
* 交通線 / 交通线 (jiāotōngxiàn)
* 交通號誌 / 交通号志
* 交通規則 / 交通规则 (jiāotōng guīzé)
* 交通車 / 交通车
* 交通部
* 交通量
* 交運 / 交运
* 交道 (jiāodào)
* 交遊 / 交游 (jiāoyóu)
* 交還 / 交还 (jiāohuán)
* 交配 (jiāopèi)
* 交配色
* 交鋒 / 交锋 (jiāofēng)
* 交錯 / 交错 (jiāocuò)
* 交錯觥籌 / 交错觥筹
* 交門親眷 / 交门亲眷
* 交關 / 交关 (jiāoguān)
* 交際 / 交际 (jiāojì)
* 交際舞 / 交际舞 (jiāojìwǔ)
* 交際花 / 交际花 (jiāojìhuā)
* 交際電報 / 交际电报
* 交集 (jiāojí)
* 交面
* 交響 / 交响 (jiāoxiǎng)
* 交響曲 / 交响曲 (jiāoxiǎngqǔ)
* 交響樂 / 交响乐 (jiāoxiǎngyuè)
* 交響樂團 / 交响乐团 (jiāoxiǎngyuètuán)
* 交響詩 / 交响诗 (jiāoxiǎngshī)
* 交領 / 交领
* 交頸 / 交颈
* 交頭接耳 / 交头接耳 (jiāotóujiē'ěr)
* 交馳 / 交驰
* 交鬨 / 交哄
* 交點 / 交点 (jiāodiǎn)
* 人獸交 / 人兽交 (rénshòujiāo)
* 伐交
* 便交
* 信用交易
* 借交報仇 / 借交报仇
* 個人外交 / 个人外交
* 傾蓋定交 / 倾盖定交
* 內外交困 / 内外交困 (nèiwàijiāokùn)
* 內外交迫 / 内外交迫
* 內線交易 / 内线交易 (nèixiàn jiāoyì)
* 全額交割 / 全额交割
* 八拜之交 (bābàizhījiāo)
* 八拜交
* 公平交易
* 公開外交 / 公开外交
* 兵交
* 兵交馬踏 / 兵交马踏
* 再世交
* 分封交換 / 分封交换
* 刎頸之交 / 刎颈之交 (wěnjǐngzhījiāo)
* 刎頸交 / 刎颈交
* 刎頸至交 / 刎颈至交
* 初交
* 勒交
* 勢交 / 势交
* 勢利之交 / 势利之交
* 十月之交
* 半面之交
* 厚交
* 口頭之交 / 口头之交
* 口頭交 / 口头交
* 吃交
* 呈交 (chéngjiāo)
* 君子之交
* 喝交杯
* 善與人交 / 善与人交
* 國交 / 国交 (guójiāo)
* 國民外交 / 国民外交
* 坐交椅
* 場外交易 / 场外交易
* 外交 (wàijiāo)
* 外交團 / 外交团 (wàijiāotuán)
* 外交官 (wàijiāoguān)
* 外交庇護 / 外交庇护
* 外交照會 / 外交照会
* 外交特權 / 外交特权 (wàijiāo tèquán)
* 外交詞令 / 外交词令
* 外交辭令 / 外交辞令 (wàijiāo cílìng)
* 外交部 (wàijiāobù)
* 外交郵袋 / 外交邮袋 (wàijiāo yóudài)
* 外交關係 / 外交关系 (wàijiāo guānxì)
* 多空交戰 / 多空交战
* 夠交情 / 够交情
* 天人交戰 / 天人交战
* 天地交泰
* 太師交椅 / 太师交椅
* 失之交臂 (shīzhījiāobì)
* 失諸交臂 / 失诸交臂
* 套交情 (tào jiāoqíng)
* 定交
* 官能交錯 / 官能交错
* 實物交易 / 实物交易
* 履舄交錯 / 履舄交错 (lǚxì jiāocuò)
* 巨棒外交
* 布衣之交
* 布衣交
* 市道交
* 平交
* 平交道
* 廣交 / 广交
* 建交 (jiànjiāo)
* 強權外交 / 强权外交
* 復交 / 复交
* 心力交瘁 (xīnlìjiāocuì)
* 心照神交
* 心腹之交 (xīnfù zhī jiāo)
* 忘年之交 (wàngniánzhījiāo)
* 忘年交 (wàngniánjiāo)
* 忘形之交
* 忘形交
* 性交 (xìngjiāo)
* 性命之交
* 性命交關 / 性命交关 (xìngmìngjiāoguān)
* 息交
* 息交絕游 / 息交绝游
* 患難之交 / 患难之交 (huànnànzhījiāo)
* 悲喜交切
* 悲喜交加
* 悲喜交并
* 悲喜交至
* 悲喜交集 (bēixǐ-jiāojí)
* 情景交融
* 愛恨交織 / 爱恨交织
* 感愧並交 / 感愧并交
* 感愧交集
* 憂喜交集 / 忧喜交集 (yōuxǐ jiāojí)
* 成交 (chéngjiāo)
* 成交總值 / 成交总值
* 成交量 (chéngjiāoliàng)
* 打交
* 打交道 (dǎ jiāodào)
* 折節下交 / 折节下交
* 拉交情
* 拳交 (quánjiāo)
* 持祿養交 / 持禄养交
* 拳腳交加 / 拳脚交加
* 接交
* 掰交情
* 接耳交頭 / 接耳交头
* 援交 (yuánjiāo)
* 提交 (tíjiāo)
* 援助交際 / 援助交际 (yuánzhù jiāojì)
* 摜交 / 掼交
* 摔交 (shuāijiāo)
* 撥交 / 拨交
* 撲交打滾 / 扑交打滚
* 擇交 / 择交
* 擇交而友 / 择交而友
* 故交 (gùjiāo)
* 文化交流 (wénhuà jiāoliú)
* 文字交
* 新交 (xīnjiāo)
* 新舊交替 / 新旧交替
* 斷交 / 断交 (duànjiāo)
* 旁推交通
* 日月交食
* 昵交
* 星月交輝 / 星月交辉 (xīng yuè jiāohuī)
* 有性雜交 / 有性杂交
* 朋交
* 東交民巷 / 东交民巷
* 松篁交翠
* 杵臼交
* 杯觥交錯 / 杯觥交错 (bēigōngjiāocuò)
* 款交
* 死生之交
* 水乳交融 (shuǐrǔjiāoróng)
* 水火無交 / 水火无交
* 水米無交 / 水米无交
* 沒個開交 / 没个开交
* 沒開交 / 没开交
* 沒開交處 / 没开交处
* 泰交
* 泛泛之交 (fànfànzhījiāo)
* 涕泗交下
* 涕泗交流
* 涕泗交頤 / 涕泗交颐
* 涕淚交下 / 涕泪交下
* 涕淚交加 / 涕泪交加
* 涕淚交垂 / 涕泪交垂
* 涕淚交流 / 涕泪交流
* 涕淚交集 / 涕泪交集
* 涕淚交零 / 涕泪交零
* 淚下交頤 / 泪下交颐
* 深交 (shēnjiāo)
* 淺交 / 浅交
* 淡交
* 濫交 / 滥交 (lànjiāo)
* 爭交 / 争交 (zhēngjiāo)
* 爾汝之交 / 尔汝之交
* 物物交換 / 物物交换
* 犬牙交錯 / 犬牙交错 (quǎnyájiāocuò)
* 生死之交
* 百感交集 (bǎigǎnjiāojí)
* 百端交集
* 目不交睫
* 相交 (xiāngjiāo)
* 眼不交睫
* 眾口交攻 / 众口交攻
* 眾口交薦 / 众口交荐
* 眾口交譽 / 众口交誉
* 知交 (zhījiāo)
* 石交
* 碩交 / 硕交
* 社交 (shèjiāo)
* 社交舞
* 神交 (shénjiāo)
* 祕密交易 / 秘密交易
* 祕密外交 / 秘密外交
* 票據交換 / 票据交换
* 禍亂交興 / 祸乱交兴
* 私交 (sījiāo)
* 移交 (yíjiāo)
* 種間雜交 / 种间杂交
* 空中交易
* 穿梭外交
* 立交
* 立券交易
* 立體交叉 / 立体交叉 (lìtǐ jiāochā)
* 等價交換 / 等价交换 (děngjià jiāohuàn)
* 管鮑之交 / 管鲍之交 (guǎnbàozhījiāo)
* 納交 / 纳交 (nàjiāo)
* 素交
* 結交 / 结交 (jiéjiāo)
* 絕交 / 绝交 (juéjiāo)
* 結交延譽 / 结交延誉
* 經濟絕交 / 经济绝交
* 網路援交 / 网路援交
* 線上交友 / 线上交友
* 線上交易 / 线上交易
* 締交 / 缔交 (dìjiāo)
* 縱橫交貫 / 纵横交贯
* 縱橫交錯 / 纵横交错
* 總角之交 / 总角之交
* 繳交 / 缴交 (jiǎojiāo)
* 羊陸之交 / 羊陆之交
* 羽檄交馳 / 羽檄交驰
* 老世交
* 老交情
* 老實巴交 / 老实巴交 (lǎoshibājiāo)
* 老相交
* 耳鬢交接 / 耳鬓交接
* 脫俗之交 / 脱俗之交
* 至交 (zhìjiāo)
* 至交契友
* 舊交 / 旧交 (jiùjiāo)
* 舊識新交 / 旧识新交
* 莫逆之交 (mònìzhījiāo)
* 莫逆交
* 萍水相交
* 蘭交 / 兰交
* 親交 / 亲交 (qīnjiāo)
* 觥籌交舉 / 觥筹交举 (gōngchóujiāojǔ)
* 觥籌交錯 / 觥筹交错 (gōngchóujiāocuò)
* 訂交 / 订交 (dìngjiāo)
* 託交 / 托交
* 討交情 / 讨交情
* 講交情 / 讲交情
* 證交稅 / 证交税
* 豕交獸畜 / 豕交兽畜
* 貧病交攻 / 贫病交攻
* 貧病交迫 / 贫病交迫
* 貧賤之交 / 贫贱之交
* 貧賤交 / 贫贱交
* 賣交 / 卖交
* 跌交 (diējiāo)
* 身心交病
* 身心交瘁
* 軌道交點 / 轨道交点
* 轉交 / 转交 (zhuǎnjiāo)
* 轉帳交易 / 转帐交易
* 送交 (sòngjiāo)
* 違約交割 / 违约交割
* 道義交 / 道义交
* 遞交 / 递交 (dìjiāo)
* 遠交近攻 / 远交近攻 (yuǎnjiāojìngōng)
* 邦交 (bāngjiāo)
* 金圓外交 / 金圆外交
* 金石交
* 金石至交
* 金蘭之交 / 金兰之交 (jīnlánzhījiāo)
* 開交 / 开交 (kāijiāo)
* 降交點 / 降交点
* 陰陽交錯 / 阴阳交错
* 雜交 / 杂交 (zájiāo)
* 零股交易
* 雷雨交加
* 雷電交加 / 雷电交加 (léidiànjiāojiā)
* 露水交道
* 面交 (miànjiāo)
* 風雨交加 / 风雨交加 (fēngyǔjiāojiā)
* 飢凍交切 / 饥冻交切
* 飢寒交切 / 饥寒交切
* 飢寒交迫 / 饥寒交迫 (jīhánjiāopò)
* 飢渴交攻 / 饥渴交攻
* 飢渴交迫 / 饥渴交迫
* 餘額交割 / 余额交割
* 驚喜交加 / 惊喜交加
* 鳳友鸞交 / 凤友鸾交
* 點頭之交 / 点头之交 (diǎntóuzhījiāo)
* 齧臂之交 / 啮臂之交

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 交 – see 跤 (“tumble; fall; leg; foot; lower limb; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 跤).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 3

Compare Teochew 邀 (giao1).

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiau
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiau
*** Tâi-lô: kiau
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiaw
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kiau³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kiau⁴⁴/

#### Definitions

交
* (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) and
* (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) with; accompanying

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 與, 及 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 和, 與, 及, 與及 Cantonese |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 跟, 和 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 跟, 和 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 和, 跟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 和, 跟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 和, 跟, 給 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 和 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 和 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 連 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 跟, 連 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 帶, 和 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 給 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 帶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 連 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 跟, 和 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 跟, 連, 和 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 跟, 給, 和 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 跟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 跟, 同, 和 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 跟, 和 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 跟, 同, 和 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 告, 跟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 跟, 交 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 跟 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 同, 同埋 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 鄧, 同 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 同 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 同 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 跟, 同 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 和 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 同, 跟 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 同, 摎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 澗 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 摎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 同 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 摎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 同 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 摎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 和 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 摎 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 佮 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 搭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 和, 跟 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 給 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 邀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 邀, 儉, 教 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 邀 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 邀, 跟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 共 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 隨 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 傮, 共 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 跟 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佮, 交 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 佮, 交 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 交 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 佮, 交 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 佮, 共 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 佮 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 共 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 共 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 共 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 共 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 同, 同埋 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 跟, 邀 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 脫, 脫仔, 得, 得仔, 搭, 搭仔, 交, 幫, 同, 跟 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 搭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 脫 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 搭, 搭仔 |
| Wu | Danyang | 同, 跟 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 同 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 搭, 搭仔 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 伉 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 亨, 跟 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 跟 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 跟 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 跟, 同 |

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 交 |
| Kyūjitai | 交󠄁 交+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
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### Kanji

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
* to intersect
* to keep company with; to mix with
* to cross

#### Readings

* Go-on: きょう (kyō)
* Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)
* Kun: まじわる (majiwaru, 交わる, Jōyō)、まじる (majiru, 交じる, Jōyō)、かう (kau, 交う, Jōyō)、かわす (kawasu, 交わす, Jōyō)、まじえる (majieru, 交える, Jōyō)、まぜる (mazeru, 交ぜる, Jōyō)、まざる (mazaru, 交ざる, Jōyō)、こもごも (komogomo, 交)

#### Compounds

* 入(いり)交(まじり) (irimajiri)
* 援(えん)交(こう) (enkō)
* 外(がい)交(こう) (gaikō)
* 交(こう)交(こう) (kōkō), 交(こう)々(こう) (kōkō)
* 国(こっ)交(こう) (kokkō)
* 交(こも)交(ごも) (komogomo), 交(こも)々(ごも) (komogomo)
* 混(こん)交(こう) (konkō)
* 社(しゃ)交(こう) (shakō)
* 修(しゅう)交(こう) (shūkō)
* 手(しゅ)交(こう) (shukō)
* 深(しん)交(こう) (shinkō)
* 親(しん)交(こう) (shinkō)
* 情(じょう)交(こう) (jōkō)
* 性(せい)交(こう) (seikō)
* 絶(ぜっ)交(こう) (zekkō)
* 団(だん)交(こう) (dankō)
* 断(だん)交(こう) (dankō)
* 直(ちょっ)交(こう) (chokkō)
* 通(つう)交(こう) (tsūkō)
* 肉(にく)交(こう) (nikukō): sexual intercourse
* 復(ふっ)交(こう) (fukkō)
* 友(ゆう)交(こう) (yūkō)
* 乱(らん)交(こう) (rankō)
* 旧(きゅう)交(こう) (kyūkō)
* 斜(しゃ)交(こう) (shakō)
* 交(こう)易(えき) (kōeki)
* 交(こう)角(かく) (kōkaku)
* 交(こう)感(かん) (kōkan)
* 交(こう)換(かん) (kōkan)
* 交(こう)歓(かん) (kōkan), 交(こう)驩(かん) (kōkan)
* 交(こう)誼(ぎ) (kōgi)
* 交(こう)響(きょう) (kōkyō)
* 交(こう)互(ご) (kōgo)
* 交(こう)合(ごう) (kōgō)
* 交(こう)差(さ) (kōsa), 交(こう)叉(さ) (kōsa)
* 交(こう)際(さい) (kōsai)
* 交(こう)錯(さく) (kōsaku)
* 交(こう)渉(しょう) (kōshō)
* 交(こう)情(じょう) (kōjō)
* 交(こう)譲(じょう) (kōjō)
* 交(こう)織(しょく) (kōshoku)
* 交(こう)信(しん) (kōshin)
* 交(こう)声(せい)曲(きょく) (kōseikyoku): cantata
* 交(こう)接(せつ) (kōsetsu)
* 交(こう)戦(せん) (kōsen)
* 交(こう)替(たい) (kōtai), 交(こう)代(たい) (kōtai)
* 交(こう)通(つう) (kōtsū)
* 交(こう)点(てん) (kōten)
* 交(こう)読(どく) (kōdoku)
* 交(こう)配(はい) (kōhai)
* 交(こう)番(ばん) (kōban)
* 交(こう)尾(び) (kōbi)
* 交(こう)付(ふ) (kōfu)
* 交(こう)附(ふ) (kōfu)
* 交(こう)友(ゆう) (kōyū)
* 交(こう)遊(ゆう) (kōyū), 交(こう)游(ゆう) (kōyū)
* 交(こう)絡(らく) (kōraku)
* 交(こう)流(りゅう) (kōryū)
* 交(こう)霊(れい) (kōrei)
* 交(こう)媾(こう) (kōkō): sexual intercourse
* 交(こう)詢(じゅん) (kōjun)

#### Related terms

* 交(まじ)える (majieru)
* 交(ま)ざる (mazaru)
* 交(かわ)す (kawasu), 交(か)わす (kawasu)
* 交(ま)ぜる (mazeru)

### Definitions

* Kanji in this term
* 交
* こもごも Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 交 – see the following entry. :
| 【こもごも】 | [adverb] alternating; one after another [adverb] all mixed up and indistinct Alternative spellings 交々, 相, 更 |
(This term, 交, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

交 (eumhun 사귈 교 (sagwil gyo))
* hanja form of 교 (“to intersect”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

交: Hán Nôm readings: giao
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