交

jia̅o = ji + ao1

to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines) / variant of 跤[jiao1]

交 = 亠 + 父 : Linus Pauling, a famous scientist with a beret. Father Time commands Linus Pauling to hand over his beret to him in front of the aorta, but Joan of Arc comes to his rescue.

交 character breakdown

交
- 亠
  - 一
  - 丶
- 父
  - 乂
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏

亠

tóu = t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

亠 = 丶 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 亠 looks like a beret. Tecumseh (t) is killing time in the Outhouse's kitchen (ou2) by playing a game. His goal is to blow a petal leaf (丶) into a beret (亠) by blowing air through a flute (一).

父

fù = fu + Ø4

father

父 = 乂 + 八 : Father Time. Father Time is trying to cut an eight ball with pliers. Besides, he looks like he has just bitten in a lemon.

Characters with 交 as component

校

jiào = ji + ao4

to proofread / to check / to compare

校

jiào = ji + ao4

to check; to collate; to proofread

校

xiào = xi + ao4

school / military officer / CL:所[suo3]

校 = 交 + 木 : In the aorta's bathroom, Marie Curie and Linus Pauling find their Christmas presents of a lifetime under a Christmas tree. They are given the gift of being able to go to school so that they can become accomplished scientists.

咬

齩

yǎo = y + ao3

variant of 咬[yao3]

咬 = 交 + 口 : Linus Pauling (交) asks Maud Younger (y) for something to eat in the aorta (ao3). Maud gives him a mandarin (口) and Linus thankfully bites (咬) it.

咬

yǎo = y + ao3

to bite / to nip

咬 = 交 + 口 : Linus Pauling (交) asks Maud Younger (y) for something to eat in the aorta (ao3). Maud gives him a mandarin (口) and Linus thankfully bites (咬) it.

胶

膠

jia̅o = ji + ao1

to glue / glue / gum / rubber

胶 = 交 + 月 : The moon (月) fell down from the heavens and lies shattered in front of the aorta (ao1). Joan of Arc (ji) and Linus Pauling (交) join forces to fix it with a lot of glue (胶).

跤

jia̅o = ji + ao1

a tumble / a fall

跤 = 足 + 交 : Linus Pauling (交) tries to catch a football (足) thrown to him by Joan of Arc (ji) in front of the aorta (ao1), but the throw was so hard that he tumbles and falls (跤).

较

較

jiào = ji + ao4

to compare / to dispute / compared to / (before adj.) relatively / comparatively / rather / also pr. [jiao3]

较 = 交 + 车 : In the aorta's bathroom, Joan of Arc and Linus Pauling are comparing their cabriolets.

效

俲

xiào = xi + ao4

variant of 傚|效[xiao4]

效 = 交 + 攵 : Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.

效

xiào = xi + ao4

effect / efficacy / to imitate