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汊

chà

Character

What 汊 means

1. branching stream

Words containing 汊

• 分汊fēn chà(hydrology) (of a river) to diverge; to branch
• 河汊hé chàtributary; branch of a river

Characters built on 叉

These share the phonetic component 叉 (chā), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 衩chǎopen seam of a garment; shorts; panties
• 杈chāfork of a tree; pitchfork

Sounds the same

Read chà, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 差different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack
• 刹Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 刹多罗
• 岔fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc
• 诧to be surprised; to be astonished
• 杈branches of a tree; fork of a tree
• 姹(literary) beautiful
• 叉used in 劈叉; used in 分叉
• 侘boast; despondent
• 衩slit on either side of robe