呈交 (chéng jiāo) is a formal verb meaning 'to submit'—especially official documents, applications, reports, or proposals—to an authority or designated recipient. The character 呈 carries the sense of 'presenting respectfully' or 'offering formally', while 交 means 'to hand over' or 'to deliver'. Together, they emphasize both the respectful intent and the physical or procedural act of transfer, making the term more elevated than simple synonyms like 交 (jiāo) or 提交 (tí jiāo). It’s commonly used in administrative, academic, and bureaucratic contexts—such as submitting visa applications, thesis proposals, or official letters.

This word is typically followed by the object (e.g., a document or form), and often appears with a prepositional phrase indicating the recipient (e.g., 呈交给校长 'submit to the principal') or time frame (e.g., 于周五前呈交 'submit by Friday'). It is rarely used in casual speech and almost never with people as direct objects without a preposition—it’s not 'to submit someone', but 'to submit something to someone'.