岔
HSK 7–9

岔 (chà): diverge, branch off, fork in road

chà

diverge, branch off, fork in road

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Pinyin

chà

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

diverge, branch off, fork in road

How to Write 岔 (chà)

岔 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

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Origin of 岔

A road being split 分 by a mountain 山

What 岔 is Made Of

岔 is built from 2 components:

分to divide, to allocate
山mountain, hill, peak

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