分叉

fēnchà

verb #27,348

Meanings

1 to fork
2 to branch
3 to bifurcate
4 fork (in a road or path)

Characters

to divide; to separate; to branch

fork; cross; bifurcation

Examples

前方道路分叉，请注意选择方向。

Qiánfāng dàolù fēnchà, qǐng zhùyì xuǎnzé fāngxiàng.

The road forks ahead — please pay attention to your direction.

这条河在城市边缘开始分叉。

Zhè tiáo hé zài chéngshì biānyuán kāishǐ fēnchà.

This river begins to branch at the city's edge.

Tips

memory

分 (to divide/split) + 叉 (a cross/fork shape) = to split into a fork shape. Imagine a 叉 symbol as a visual fork or split.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

叉 chā