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叉 (chā): Fork — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6Recognition 5Writing 5
1.

Animated Stroke Order 叉

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How to write 叉 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 叉

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3.

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4.

How to Use 叉

Fork and cross

Both words involve the concept of a fork or crossing.

叉子 • chā zi • fork; prong • HSK 5
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5.

Example Sentences

liǎng两
tiáo条
dào道
lù路
zài在
zhè这
lǐ

Information

Pinyinchā
Meaningfork; cross; intersect
Strokes3
Radical—
Traditional叉
Structure—
Frequency#1154
Zhuyinㄔㄚ
UnicodeU+53C9
CangjieEI
chā叉
zi子

fork; prong

交叉 • jiāo chā • intersect; cross • HSK 6
HSK 6
jiāo交
chā叉

intersect; cross

里
jiāo交
chā叉
。

Two roads cross here

tā他
yòng用
chā叉
zi子
chā叉
qǐ起
yí一
kuài块
shuǐ水
guǒ果
。

He forked a piece of fruit with a fork.

zhuō桌
shàng上
bǎi摆
hǎo好
le了
dāo刀
chā叉
hé和
pán盘
zi子
。

The knife, fork, and plates are set on the table.

yú渔
mín民
ná拿
zhe着
yú鱼
chā叉
zhàn站
zài在
chuán船
tóu头
。

The fisherman stands at the bow holding a fish spear.

qǐng请
yòng用
chā叉
zi子
chī吃
miàn面
tiáo条
。

Please eat noodles with a fork

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