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fork

HSK 5
Objects →Tools
chā, chá, chǎ
サ、シャ、サイ
また
차
Depicts an object being held between fingers in the hand (又).
Components
又 again+ ◎ characterless component =
叉 fork
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts something being held in the hand.
Notes
Similar Characters
亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter亟 immediately叔 uncle史 history夬 parted妻 wife攵 tap殳 weapon or tool爭 contend (trad)爰 lead皮 covering盡 exhausted (trad)聿 writing肀 brush丈 100 Chinese Inches劝 urge (simp)叒 united变 transform (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
叉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
叉 [chā]
fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X"
叉 [chá]
to cross; be stuck
叉 [chǎ]
to diverge; to open (as legs)
Japanese
股 、 叉 、 胯 (rare) また 同音

noun

  1. anatomy groin; thigh; crotch; crutch (esp. 股)
  2. fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork) (esp. 叉)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (68)
交叉 [jiāo​chā] #5,134
to cross
叉子 [chā​zi] #9,750
fork
分叉 [fēn​chà] #27,348
fork
鱼叉 [yú​chā] #20,214
harpoon
鱼叉 [yú​chā] #20,214
harpoon
交叉口 [jiāo​chā​kǒu] #19,196
(road) intersection
刀叉 [dāo​chā] #24,221
knife and fork
夜叉 [yè​chā] #48,234
yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword)
叉烧 [chā​shāo] #26,225
char siu
叉烧 [chā​shāo] #26,225
char siu
58 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (43)
⭐ 交差 [こうさ] #9,115
crossing
⭐ 股 [また] #9,972
groin
⭐ 交差点 [こうさてん] #13,074
crossing
二股 [ふたまた] #20,462
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time
夜叉 [やしゃ] #29,071
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
三つ又 [みつまた] #52,163
three-pronged
音叉 [おんさ] #57,036
tuning fork
三叉路 [さんさろ] #62,024
three-way junction
また木 [またぎ] #78,280
forked tree
金色夜叉 [こんじきやしゃ] #97,631
The Golden Demon (1897 novel by Ozaki Kōyō)
33 more items
KOREAN WORDS (3)
교차로 #39,185
intersection; crossroads
교차
crossing; intersection
교차점
crossing; intersecting point