1. 岔

岔

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  • 3128th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
岔→
分山
2Radical
岔→
八eight/divide刀knife山mountain
3Graphical
岔→
八㇆丿丨凵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chà (cha4)fork in road • bifurcation • branch in road, river, mountain range etc • to branch off • to turn off • to diverge • to stray (from the path) • to change the subject • to interrupt • to stagger (times)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 岔 chà (cha4)The component 八 is pronounced as 'bā' (ba1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

三岔口 
岔口 

Medium Frequency

岔路 
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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.
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