岔
chà
HSK 6
#3,128 most
frequent character
fork in road, bifurcation
noun
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
岔 combines 山 mountain with 分 divide. It first meant where mountains split. From that it grew to mean to diverge, deviate, or branch out.
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Example Sentences
在这条路口有一个岔路。
zài zhè tiáo lùkǒu yǒu yígè chàlù 。
There is a fork in the road at this intersection.
他在谈话中岔开了话题。
tāzài tánhuà zhōng chà kāi le huàtí 。
He changed the subject during the conversation.
河流在这里岔开了两条支流。
héliú zài zhèlǐ chà kāi le liǎng tiáo zhīliú 。
The river diverges into two tributaries here.
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