chà

common

Meaning of

岔 means branch (of road, etc.); deviate from course; turn aside. Pronounced chà.

  • branch (of road, etc.)
  • deviate from course; turn aside
  • divert (conversation)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qián
miàn
yǒu
chà
 
men
gāi
zǒu
tiáo
 

There's a fork in the road ahead, which way should we go?

Zhè
ge
sān
chà
kǒu
jīng
cháng
chē
 

This three-way intersection often gets congested.

men
zài
chà
tíng
xià
chē
xiū
le
shí
fēn
zhōng
 

We stopped the car at the fork to rest for ten minutes.

Zhè
tiáo
chà
tōng
wǎng
hòu
shān
de
guān
jǐng
tái
 

This branch road leads to the viewing platform on the back hill.

zài
chà
kǒu
xiǎo
xīn
kāi
cuò
le
fāng
xiàng
 

The driver accidentally took the wrong turn at the fork.