杂交
Old HSK 6
杂交 (zájiāo) · to crossbreed
杂交 (zájiāo) means “to crossbreed; hybrid”. It is written with 2 characters: 杂 (mix) + 交 (to hand in). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 杂交 is built
The characters
杂 zá · mix
What 杂 is made of
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
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)
Example sentences
科学家用杂交的方法培育新品种。Kēxuéjiā yòng zájiāo de fāngfǎ péiyù xīn pǐnzhǒng.Scientists breed new varieties by crossbreeding.
杂交水稻产量很高。Zájiāo shuǐdào chǎnliàng hěn gāo.Hybrid rice gives high yields.
Questions about 杂交
What does 杂交 mean?
杂交 (zájiāo) means “to crossbreed; hybrid”.
How do you pronounce 杂交?
杂交 is pronounced zájiāo.
Which HSK level is 杂交?
杂交 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 复杂fùzácomplicated
- 杂志zázhìmagazine
- 嘈杂cáozánoisy
- 夹杂jiāzáto be mixed with
- 杂技zájìacrobatics
- 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
Learn 杂交 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 224: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.