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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
to put one's hands on one's hips叉腰chā yāofork · CL:把 bǎ叉子chā ziknife and fork · CL:副 fù刀叉dāo chāforklift truck · pallet jack叉车chā chēchar siu · barbecued pork叉烧chā shāothe splits (move in dancing) · to do the splits · Taiwan pr. pǐ chā劈叉pǐ chàyaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) · (fig.) ferocious-looking person夜叉yè chātuning fork音叉yīn chāharpoon鱼叉yú chāto cross · to intersect · to overlap交叉jiāo chāfool · blockhead傻叉shǎ chāto branch; to fork · fork; branch; bifurcation分叉fēn chàfork (bicycle component)前叉qián chā(math.) cross product (of two vectors)叉乘chā chéngspork叉勺chā sháoXO ("extra old"), grade of cognac quality叉圈chā quānforked叉形chā xíng
Idioms with 叉 3 total Chain
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