交叉
Old HSK 6
交叉 (jiāochā) · to cross
交叉 (jiāochā) means “to cross; to intersect; overlapping”. It is written with 2 characters: 交 (to hand in) + 叉 (fork). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 交叉 is built
The characters
交 jiāo · to hand in
What 交 is made of
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person with crossed (intersecting) legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
叉 chā · fork
What 叉 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
两条路在这里交叉。Liǎng tiáo lù zài zhèlǐ jiāochā.The two roads cross here.
这两门课的内容有些交叉。Zhè liǎng mén kè de nèiróng yǒuxiē jiāochā.The content of these two courses overlaps somewhat.
Questions about 交叉
What does 交叉 mean?
交叉 (jiāochā) means “to cross; to intersect; overlapping”.
How do you pronounce 交叉?
交叉 is pronounced jiāochā.
Which HSK level is 交叉?
交叉 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 交给jiāogěito hand over to
- 交朋友jiāo péngyouto make friends
- 交通jiāotōngtraffic
- 交费jiāofèito pay a fee
- 交警jiāojǐngtraffic police
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 交往jiāowǎngto associate with
- 交易jiāoyìdeal
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
Learn 交叉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.