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叉

chā
noun HSK 5 #7,266

Meanings

  1. 1 fork
  2. 2 pitchfork
  3. 3 cross shape

Characters

叉
chā
fork; cross shape
Pictograph of crossed lines — the shape of a fork or an X

Examples

你用叉还是用筷子？
Nǐ yòng chā háishi yòng kuàizi?
Do you use a fork or chopsticks?
在错的地方打个叉。
Zài cuò de dìfang dǎ gè chā.
Put a cross on the wrong answer.
刀叉是西餐的餐具。
Dāochā shì xīcān de cānjù.
Knife and fork are Western dining utensils.

Tips

usage
叉 also means an 'X' mark. 打叉 = to put a cross/X mark, 打勾 (dǎ gōu) = to put a checkmark. In China, a cross (✗) means wrong and a checkmark (✓) means correct.

Stroke Order

叉 chā