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杈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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杈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
杈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
杈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
杈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

杈 Stroke Order — How to Write 杈

Stroke Order

杈 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

杈 Radical and Character Components

Components:木叉

杈 is an ideographic compound. Where two branches 木 fork 叉; 叉 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 木 + 3 more strokes

杈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • chā
  • chà

Meanings of 杈 in Chinese

1

chā杈

A farm tool with prongs, similar to a pitchfork, used for picking up straw, hay, or firewood.
他拿起地上的杈,把散落的稻草堆到了一起。
He picked up the pitchfork from the ground and piled the scattered straw together.
2

chà杈

Forked branch; the crotch of a tree where branches divide.
小鸟在树杈儿上搭了个巢。
A small bird built a nest in the crotch of the tree.

Words with 杈

  • shù树chà杈The branching point of a tree.
  • zhī枝chà杈branches or twigs of a plant
  • yā丫chà杈fork, crotch
  • chà杈ér儿fork, branch

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Questions about 杈

What does 杈 mean in Chinese?

杈 (chā) means “A farm tool with prongs” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 杈?

杈 has 2 pronunciations: chā, chà.

How many strokes does 杈 have?

杈 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 杈?

杈 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 杈?

The radical of 杈 is 木, and 杈 is an ideographic compound.

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