交朋友 (jiāo péngyou) · to make friends
交朋友 (jiāo péngyou) means “to make friends”. It is written with 3 characters: 交 (to hand in) + 朋 (friend) + 友 (friend). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 交朋友 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)
朋 péng · friend
What 朋 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Two people 月 walking together (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
友 yǒu · friend
What 友 is made of
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: Two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 交朋友
What does 交朋友 mean?
交朋友 (jiāo péngyou) means “to make friends”.
How do you pronounce 交朋友?
交朋友 is pronounced jiāo péngyou.
Which HSK level is 交朋友?
交朋友 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 交给jiāogěito hand over to
- 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
- 交换jiāohuànto exchange
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.