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岔 chà turn off; fork

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中岔。

It means a fork in the road, or to turn off. Your friend is driving and the road splits in two. You'd tell them to turn off here. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

岔 is written in 7 strokes.

岔 — the Chinese character for turn off; fork (chà), stroke diagram
Stroke diagram for 岔 — turn off; fork

Senses

  1. fork in road
  2. bifurcation
  3. branch in road, river, mountain range etc
  4. to branch off
  5. to turn off
  6. to diverge
  7. to stray (from the path)
  8. to change the subject
  9. to interrupt
  10. to stagger (times)

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Where 岔 lives

岔 is pronounced chà and means “turn off; fork”.