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叉
chá
1. to cross
2. be stuck
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

叉
chā
fork; prong; cross, intersect
HSK 5 3 丶

Compound Words (20)

交叉
jiāochā
to cross
HSK 6
傻叉
shǎchā
fool
刀叉
dāochā
knife and fork
分叉
fēnchà
fork
劈叉
pǐchà
the splits (move in dancing)
叉子
chāzi
fork
HSK 5
叉形
chāxíng
forked
叉架
chājià
trestle
叉烧
chāshāo
char siu
叉积
chājī
cross product (of vectors)
叉簧
chāhuáng
switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call)
叉车
chāchē
forklift truck
叉头
chātóu
prong of a fork
夜叉
yèchā
yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword)
河叉
héchà
river mouth
钢叉
gāngchā
pitchfork
音叉
yīnchā
tuning fork
鱼叉
yúchā
harpoon
三叉戟
sānchājǐ
trident
二叉树
èrchāshù
binary tree

Alternate Entries

叉
chā
fork / pitchfork / prong / pick / cross / intersect / "X"
叉
chǎ
to diverge / to open (as legs)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,230
Word Frequency Rank
7,818 of 84,292