Meaning:

hand over; give up; mutual; reciprocal；

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.”

Words:

   风雨交加 ：fēngyǔ jiāo jiā / heavy wind and rain

   相交        ：xiàngjiāo / to intersect

   交流        ：jiāoliú / to exchange ; to swap

   交界        ：jiāojiè / to share a border

   交给         : jiāo gěi / to give

Examples:

1. 在一个风雨交加的夜晚，他一个人开车离开了。

    Zài yīge fēngyǔ jiāo jiā de yèwǎn ，tā yīgerén kāichē líkāi le

    On a night with heavy wind and rain, he drove away alone.

2. 请你把这份文件交给总经理。

    Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhèfèn wénjiàn jiāo gěi zǒngjīnglǐ

    Please give this file to the manager.