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叉

chā · chá · chǎ · chà
fork · pitchfork
Radical: 又 Strokes: 3 HSK 5
Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
叉=又+丶
Etymology
A hand 又 grasping an object 丶
Meanings4 pronunciations
chā
fork
pitchfork
prong
pick
cross
intersect
"X"
chá
to cross
be stuck
chǎ
to diverge
to open (as legs)
chà
used in 劈叉 pǐ chà
used in 分叉 fēn chà
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Words with 叉 131 total
Idioms with 叉 3 total Chain