• 2226th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chā (cha1)fork • pitchfork • prong • pick • cross • intersect • "X"
2. chá (cha2)to cross • be stuck
3. chǎ (cha3)to diverge • to open (as legs)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

交叉 
叉烧 (叉燒)

Uncommon

交叉口 
交叉点 (交叉點)
刀叉 
分叉 
劈叉 
叉子 
叉车 (叉車)
夜叉 
犬夜叉 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.