交代 jiāodài hand over

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Stroke order

交代 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

交代 — the Chinese character for hand over (jiāodài), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 交代 — hand over

交 — 6 strokes
代 — 5 strokes

Senses

to transfer (duties to sb else)
to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)
to explain; to give an account; to brief
to confess; to account for oneself
(jocular) to come to a bad end

Characters in 交代

交 jiāo — to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect
代 dài — to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

交代 is pronounced jiāodài and means “hand over”.

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