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衩

chǎ

Character

What 衩 means

1. open seam of a garment
2. shorts
3. panties

Other readings

衩 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chàslit on either side of robe

Words containing 衩

• 裤衩kù chǎunderpants
• 开衩kāi chàslit (in clothing)
• 三角裤衩sān jiǎo kù chǎbriefs; panties

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.

• 杈chāfork of a tree; pitchfork
• 汊chàbranching stream

Characters that look like 衩

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 叙xùto narrate; to chat
• 驶shǐ(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed; (of a vehicle) to run; to go…
• 枚méiclassifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs…
• 绞jiǎoto twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring
• 袄ǎocoat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe

Sounds the same

Read chǎ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 叉to diverge; to open (as legs)
• 镲small cymbals
• 蹅(colloquial) to trudge (in mud, snow etc)