Meaning
fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cha” becomes a different word in each tone. 叉 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 叉子chā zifork
- 交叉jiāo chāto cross; to intersect; to overlap
- 分叉fēn chàto branch; to fork; fork; branch
- 前叉qián chāfork (bicycle component)
- 叉头chā tóuprong of a fork
Example Sentence
在西餐厅，人们用刀叉吃饭。Zài xī cān tīng, rén men yòng dāo chā chī fàn.In a Western restaurant, people eat with knives and forks.
在Zàiat西餐xī cānWestern-style food厅tīng(reception) hall，人们rén menpeople用yòngto use刀叉dāo chāknife and fork吃饭chī fànto have a meal。