岔(chà): fork in road
HSK 7-97 strokes
fork in road
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- chà
- Meaning
- 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)
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 岔 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 岔 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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