叉 chā, chà, chǎ — fork; prong; pitchfork;叉

叉
chā chà chǎ chá

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #71

chā cha1

Basic definition

noun
  1. fork; prong; pitchfork;叉 e.g 叉子刀叉铁叉
  2. cross; X mark;叉号 e.g 叉号交叉
verb
  1. to fork; to spear; to prick; to叉起 e.g 叉鱼叉肉叉开

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (指事。小篆为“又”(即手)上加一点，指出叉手的动向。本义:交错，交叉)
  2. cross e.g 叉手
  3. stick;work with a fork;fork e.g 叉鱼 叉了一槽干草
noun
  1. cha，a weapon in anciant China，which the end is forked
  2. fork e.g 鱼叉 粪叉 · 叉竿
  3. cross e.g 打个叉

chà cha4

Basic definition

  1. noun branch; fork (in a road); side road e.g 分叉叉路

Detailed explanation

  1. verb fork e.g 劈叉叉路 叉港
  2. verb parry e.g 急忙叉开说 · 路没选中，一下叉到别地方去了

chǎ cha3

Basic definition

  1. verb to spread; to open; to part; to straddle e.g 叉开腿腰叉着

Detailed explanation

  1. verb fork e.g 叉着腿站着 · 拇指和食指叉成个“八”字

chá cha2

Basic definition

  1. verb to block; to jam; to wedge; to obstruct e.g 叉住路口叉车

Detailed explanation

  1. verb block up;jam

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