交 (gaau1 | jiao1) : come close to; join; intersect

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交

gaau1

jiao1

[1] [v] submit; hand in or over; transfer [2] [v] be on good terms with; come into contact with; meet [3] [v] exchange [4] [v] intersect; cross [5] [n] friend; friendship [6] [v] come close to; join; alternate; engage in [7] [v] unite in sexual intercourse [8] simultaneous(ly) [9] each other

Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

Radical: 亠 (#8)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

交

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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打交 daa2 gaau1 = fight; exchange blows 粵

嗌交 aai3 gaau1 = quarrel 粵

交叉 gaau1 caa1 jiao1 cha1 = to cross; to intersect; crossover

交吉 gaau1 gat1 = to deliver vacant possession 粵

性交 sing3 gaau1 xing4 jiao1 = sexual intercourse

群交 kwan4 gaau1 qun2 jiao1 = group sex

交通 gaau1 tung1 jiao1 tong1 = traffic

交通燈 gaau1 tung1 dang1 = traffic lights

交代 gaau1 doi6 jiao1 dai4 = hand over; explain; justify

交出 gaau1 ceot1 jiao1 chu1 = hand over; surrender
See all 197 compounds (CantoDict reports 218 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 交

點呀?又同女朋友嗌交咧? 粵
What's the matter? Bickering with your girlfriend again?

可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

兩線垂直相交。
The two lines meet at right angles.

佢飲醉咗﹐好想撩交打。粵
He was drunk and spoiling for a fight.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 交
Unicode code for this character: U+4EA4 (off-site link)

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