交换
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
交换 (jiāohuàn) · to exchange
交换 (jiāohuàn) means “to exchange; to swap”. It is written with 2 characters: 交 (to hand in) + 换 (to change). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 交换 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)
换 huàn · to change
What 换 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 奂huàn — numerous
- ⺈ — top shape
- 央yāng — central
- 冂 — frame
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 奂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们交换一下电话号码吧。Wǒmen jiāohuàn yīxià diànhuà hàomǎ ba.Let's exchange phone numbers.
你想和我交换座位吗？Nǐ xiǎng hé wǒ jiāohuàn zuòwèi ma?Would you like to swap seats with me?
Questions about 交换
What does 交换 mean?
交换 (jiāohuàn) means “to exchange; to swap”.
How do you pronounce 交换?
交换 is pronounced jiāohuàn.
Which HSK level is 交换?
交换 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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 交换 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 95: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.