郊 Strokes Write it Listen 郊 jiāo suburbs, outskirts; wasteland, open space HSK 5 8 strokes Radical 阝 Sound + meaning 3 words Built from交soundjiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix阝meaningyìplace, town, city How it works阝 hints at the meaning (place), and 交 jiāo hints at the sound.