交(jiāo)

Origin:

“交”的字形像一个人两腿交叉的样子，本义是“交叉”或者“交错”，后来引申为“给”或者“联系”。
On ancient oracle bone inscriptions, “交” looks like a person with crossed legs. Its original meaning is “cross” or “staggered,” which then extended to “give” and “contact.”

Meaning:

hand over; give up; mutual; reciprocal；

Words:

交给jiāo gěi / to give
交界：jiāojiè / to share a border
交流：jiāoliú / to exchange ; to swap
相交：xiàngjiāo / to intersect
风雨交加：fēngyǔ jiāo jiā / heavy wind and rain

Sentences:

1、 Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhèfèn wénjiàn jiāo gěi zǒngjīnglǐ.
请你把这份文件交给总经理。
Please give this file to the manager.

2、Zài yīge fēngyǔ jiāo jiā de yèwǎn ，tā yīgerén kāichē líkāi le.
在一个风雨交加的夜晚，他一个人开车离开了。
On a night with heavy wind and rain, he drove away alone.

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