岔 (chà): Fork in road — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9

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Readings & Meanings

岔has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

chàcha

v./n. (动/名)

fork in road; branch off; turn offHSK6

n./v. (名、动)

fork in road; branch off; turn offHSK 3.0 L7-9

Stroke Order Diagrams 岔

Character Breakdown

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岔=分divide+山mountain

A mountain (山) splits into multiple paths like a fork (分) — a fork in the road or divergence.

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HSK Vocabulary: 岔

HSK words that contain this character.

打岔

dǎ chà

Change the subject / Digress

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 岔 is used in context

tā他

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

chà岔

kāi开

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He skillfully changed the awkward subject.

wǒ我

men们

zài在

chà岔

lù路

kǒu口

fēn分

shǒu手

le了

。

We parted ways at the fork in the road.

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

zài在

wǒ我

shuō说

huà话

shí时

dǎ打

chà岔

。

Please don't interrupt when I'm speaking.

Zhè这

tiáo条

lù路

zài在

qián前

miàn面

huì会

chà岔

chéng成

liǎng两

tiáo条

xiǎo小

lù路

。

This road will fork into two small paths ahead.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "山".

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