杈(chā)

7 strokes
Readingschāchà

fork of a tree

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Character information

Pinyin
chā / chà
Meaning
fork of a tree; pitchfork
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 杈 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰木叉

Where two branches 木 fork 叉; 叉 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

木mù叉chā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 杈 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 杈

Common words using 杈 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yā丫chā杈

fork (of a tree); tool made of forked wood

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dǎ打chā杈

to prune (branches)

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yā桠chā杈

variant of 丫杈[ya1 cha4]

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Related characters

From 杈’s common words

丫打桠

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