chā = ch + a1
fork / pitchfork / prong / pick / cross / intersect / "X"
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chá = ch + a2
to cross / be stuck
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chǎ = ch + a3
to diverge / to open (as legs)
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How to pronounce 叉

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

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= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

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= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

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叉 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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yòu = y + ou4
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
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Characters with 叉 as component

chà = ch + a4
slit on either side of robe
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chā = ch + a1
to fork
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Words with 叉

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to cross / to intersect / to overlap
fork / CL:把[ba3]
(road) intersection

Sentences with 叉

叉 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chā / chá / chǎ

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