(chà)

6 strokes

branching stream

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
chà
Meaning
branching stream
Strokes
6
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵叉

A stream 氵 that forks 叉; 叉 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

chà

tributary; branch of a river

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Related characters

From ’s common words

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