叉
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Translingual
Han character
叉 (Kangxi radical 29, 又+1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 水戈 (EI) or X水戈 (XEI), four-corner 17400, composition ⿴又丶)
Derived characters
- 㕚 𨙳 𭃆 𭃇 㣾 扠 汊 𡰫 𤜫 𫩗 杈 肞 𥘓 䀑 䂘 钗 䑡 紁 芆 衩 𥫢 𦔹 䟕 蚤 訍 𧢷 𪝃 釵 𮣸 靫 𫘅
References
- KangXi: page 165, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3116
- Dae Jaweon: page 374, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 390, character 2
- Unihan data for U+53C9
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 叉 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (叉) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 叉 | *sʰraːl, *sʰreːl |
| 杈 | *sʰraːl, *sʰraːls, *sʰreːls |
| 靫 | *sʰraːl, *sʰreːl |
| 汊 | *sʰraːls |
| 衩 | *sʰraːls, *sʰreːls |
| 扠 | *hr'eːl |
| 釵 | *sʰreːl |
| 芆 | *sʰreːl |
| 訍 | *sʰreːls |
Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 又 + 丶.
Etymology 1
| simp. and trad. | 叉 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 义 | |
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
叉
- fork (pronged tool, including the eating utensil)
- to use a fork; to pick up with a fork
- (Wu) to pick up food with chopsticks
- to cross; to intersect; to interlace
- cross; X
- 錯的答案打叉。／错的答案打叉。 ― Cuò de dá'àn dǎ chā. ― Put a cross for the wrong answer.
- Phonetic reading of × when used to replace offensive characters.
- 傻× ― shǎ chā ― stupid [censored]
- (chiefly Cantonese, euphemistic) A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
- 冇叉用 [Cantonese] ― mou5 caa1 jung6 [Jyutping] ― bleeping useless
- (Cantonese) Short for 叉燒／叉烧 (“char siu”).
- 叉雞飯／叉鸡饭 [Cantonese] ― caa1 gai1 faan6 [Jyutping] ― rice with char siu and steamed chicken
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese Hokkien) to pinch
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese Hokkien) to speak rudely
- (Wu) to play (mahjong)
- (Xiang, of ducks and geese) to eat
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 叉 (“cross (for marking as wrong or deletion)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 叉 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 叉兒, 叉子 |
| Taiwan | 叉 | |
| Xi'an | 叉叉兒, 錯號兒 | |
| Ürümqi | 叉叉子 | |
| Guilin | 叉 | |
| Yangzhou | 叉子 | |
| Nanjing | 叉 | |
| Malaysia | 叉 | |
| Singapore | 叉 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 交叉 |
| Hong Kong | 交叉 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 叉 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 叉 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 叉 |
| Quanzhou | 叉 | |
| Zhangzhou | 叉 | |
| Tainan | 叉仔 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 叉 |
Dialectal synonyms of 叉子 (“fork (for eating)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 叉子 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 叉兒, 叉子 |
| Taiwan | 叉子 | |
| Ürümqi | 叉叉子 | |
| Yangzhou | 叉子 | |
| Malaysia | 叉 | |
| Singapore | 叉 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 叉 |
| Hong Kong | 叉 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 叉 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 叉子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 插仔 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 插仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 插仔, 叉仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 插 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 插仔, 叉仔 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 攕子, 插子 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 叉 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 攕仔 |
| Zhangzhou | 攕仔 | |
| Tainan | 攕仔 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 攕仔 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 攕 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 攕仔 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 攕仔 | |
| Chaozhou | 叉 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 叉 | |
| Leizhou | 叉 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 戳 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 叉 |
| Hangzhou | 叉 | |
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
叉
- (Northeastern Mandarin) to block up; to jam
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
叉
- to spread; to open; to fork; to separate
- (Wu) to push something away; to move something away
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
叉
- Alternative form of 杈 (chà, “fork of a branch”).
- Alternative form of 岔 (chà, “diverge, branch off; fork in the road”).
Compounds
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Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. | 叉 | |
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From English charge.
Pronunciation
Definitions
叉
- (Cantonese) to charge; to recharge
- 幫我拎個手機去叉吖。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- bong1 ngo5 ling1 go3 sau2 gei1 heoi3 caa1 aa1. [Jyutping]
- Take my cellphone to recharge it for me.
帮我拎个手机去叉吖。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Compounds
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Etymology 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 衩 (“the open seam of a garment which allows freedom of movement”). (This character, 叉, is the second-round simplified form of 衩.) |
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Etymology 4
| For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 扠. (This character, 叉, is the second-round simplified form of 扠.) |
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Etymology 5
| For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 杈 (“pitchfork; fork of a tree; etc.”). (This character, 叉, is the second-round simplified form of 杈.) |
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Etymology 6
| For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 汊 (“a branching stream”). (This character, 叉, is the second-round simplified form of 汊.) |
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References
- “叉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
叉
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- fork
Readings
- Go-on: しゃ (sha)
- Kan-on: さ (sa)
- Kun: また (mata, 叉)
Compounds
Compounds
- 叉焼 (chāshū): char siu, a style of barbecue pork wherein the meat is trussed, marinated, skewered, and then roasted
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 叉, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Korean
Hanja
叉 (eumhun 갈래 차 (gallae cha))
- Hanja form? of 차 (“to cross; to intersect”).
Compounds
- 교차 (交叉, gyocha, “crossing; intersecting”)
- 교차로 (交叉路, gyocharo, “crossroad”)
Vietnamese
Han character
叉: Hán Nôm readings: xoa
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