叉
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Translingual
Han character
叉 (radical 29, 又+1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 水戈 (EI) or X水戈 (XEI), four-corner 17400, composition ⿴又丶)
References
- KangXi: page 165, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3116
- Dae Jaweon: page 374, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 390, character 2
- Unihan data for U+53C9
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
叉 | |
|---|---|---|
| variant forms | 义 | |
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) | |
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| Old Chinese | |
| 叉 | *sʰraːl, *sʰreːl |
| 杈 | *sʰraːl, *sʰraːls, *sʰreːls |
| 靫 | *sʰraːl, *sʰreːl |
| 汊 | *sʰraːls |
| 衩 | *sʰraːls, *sʰreːls |
| 扠 | *hr'eːl |
| 釵 | *sʰreːl |
| 芆 | *sʰreːl |
| 訍 | *sʰreːls |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
叉
- fork (pronged tool, including the eating utensil)
- to use a fork; to pick up with a fork
- (Wu) to use chopsticks to eat
- to cross; to intersect
- cross
- replacement for "x"
- 傻叉 ― shǎchā ― (please add an English translation of this example)
- (chiefly Cantonese, euphemistic) A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese Hokkien) to pinch
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese Hokkien) to speak rudely
- (Wu) to play (mahjong)
- (Xiang, of ducks) to eat
- (Cantonese, from English charge) to charge; to recharge
Pronunciation 2
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
叉
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
叉
Compounds
Etymology 2
| 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 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 扠 (“pick up with fork or pincers”). (This character, 叉, is the second-round simplified form of 扠.) |
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Etymology 4
| For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 杈 (“fork of a tree; pitchfork; etc.”). (This character, 叉, is the second-round simplified form of 杈.) |
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Etymology 5
| For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 汊 (“a [[branch”). (This character, 叉, is the second-round simplified form of 汊.) |
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