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

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Writing 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 5 Writing 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 叉

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 叉

3.

Character Breakdown

叉

又hand

丶dot

叉=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 叉

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5.

How to Use 叉

Fork and cross

Both words involve the concept of a fork or crossing.

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6.

Example Sentences

liǎng两

tiáo条

dào道

lù路

zài在

zhè这

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又hand

+丶dot

A hand (又) with a point (丶) — a fork or cross, like fingers holding something pointed.

chā叉

zi子

fork; prong

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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