杈

chā
#4,511 most
frequent character
fork of a tree, pitchfork

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

杈 has 木 tree as its meaning part and 叉 chā as its sound part. It first meant a new branch, then grew to 'tree branches'; read chā, it also means a pitchfork.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

杈chà
branches of a tree, fork of a tree

Homophones

叉chā
fork, cross
差chā
difference, discrepancy

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