Keyword
fork in road
- to diverge
- to branch
- junction
- fork in the road
- Frequency
- #3561
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
chà
Mnemonic
A road being split 分 by a mountain 山
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
岔路
fork in the road
岔
fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)
岔开
to diverge; to branch off the road; to change (the subject)
岔子
branch road; setback; accident; hiccup
分岔
(formal) to bifurcate; to branch; (formal) bifurcation; branching
岔道
side road; byway
打岔
interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject
道岔
railroad switch
岔口
junction; fork in road
三岔口
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水浒传 (ShuǐhǔZhuàn)
出岔子
to go wrong; to take a wrong turning
找岔子
to look for blemishes; to find fault; nitpicking
岔流
branch stream