交汇 (jiāo huì) — (of rivers, roads, ideas, etc.) to converge, to meet, to intersect

Definition

Means two streams, roads, or abstract forces 'converge and meet at one point' — often physical, but extends to cultures, ideas, or trends flowing together. More vivid than 融合 (which stresses blending into one).

verb
(of rivers, roads, ideas, etc.) to convergeto meetto intersect
Easily confused

Examples

  • 交汇。
    Liǎng tiáo hé zài zhè lǐ jiāo huì.
    Two rivers converge here.
  • 交汇。
    Duō yuán wén huà zài zhè zuò chéng shì jiāo huì.
    Diverse cultures converge in this city.
  • 交汇。
    Gāo sù gōng lù hé tiě lù zài cǐ jiāo huì.
    The highway and railway intersect here.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

交jiāointersect
汇huìgather

交 means intersect and 汇 means gather, together describing rivers or roads meeting.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 匯; 汇 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 汇 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (汇, 汇款) it is 匯; in others (词汇, 汇报) it is 彙.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
匚匚fāng
Sound part声符shēngfú
淮
淮huái匯huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 匯 is built from 匚 as a meaning part and 淮 as a sound part.

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