枒 (yá): forking branch of a tree

Meanings

1 forking branch of a tree
2 variant of 桠 (fork of a branch)
3 the coconut palm

Characters

枒

yá

forking branch of a tree

Examples

老树的枝枒向四面伸展。

Lǎo shù de zhī yá xiàng sìmiàn shēnzhǎn.

The old tree's forking branches twist out in every direction.

这个字是枝丫的旧写法。

Zhège zì shì zhī yā de jiù xiěfǎ.

This character is an old variant for the fork of a branch.

Tips

usage

枒 is an old variant of 桠, the fork where a branch divides; in modern writing prefer 桠 or just 杈. It can also name the coconut palm in classical texts.

Components

radical

木 mù

tree; wood

Left is the tree radical 木, a tree with spreading branches and roots. It marks the character as something about trees — here where a branch splits in two.

phonetic

牙 yá

tooth (phonetic)

Right is 牙 (tooth), giving the sound yá exactly. Its interlocking-fang shape is also a faint hint of the V where a branch forks. Same phonetic in 芽 (sprout).