岔

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岔 U+5C94, 岔
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C94
← 岓
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 岕 →

Translingual

Han character

岔 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 金尸竹山 (CSHU), four-corner 80772, composition ⿱分山)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 308, character 33
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7944
  • Dae Jaweon: page 608, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 764, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+5C94

Chinese

trad. 岔
simp. # 岔

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 分 (“split; division”) + 山 (“mountain”)

Pronunciation

Note: Erhuayin is chiefly for the noun senses.
Note:
  • chha - literary;
  • chhe/chhee - vernacular.
    Rime
    Character 岔
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 初 (19)
    Final (韻) 麻 (98)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) II
    Fanqie 楚嫁切
    Baxter tsrhaeH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/t͡ʃʰˠaH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ʈ͡ʂʰᵚaH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/t͡ʃʰaH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ʈ͡ʂʰaɨH/
    Li
    Rong         		/t͡ʃʰaH/
    Wang
    Li         		/t͡ʃʰaH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ʈ͡ʂʰaH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		chà
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		caa3
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 岔
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 1202
    Phonetic
    component         		岔
    Rime
    group         		魚
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese         		/*sʰraːs/
    Notes 䟕晚起分化字

    Definitions

    岔

    1. to diverge; to branch
    2. to turn
    3. to change the topic of conversation
    4. branch (of a river)
    5. fork in the road; junction of a road
    6. trouble

    Compounds

    References

    Japanese

    Kanji

    岔

    (Hyōgai kanji)

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    Readings

    • On (unclassified): さ (sa)、た (ta)、ふん (fun)
    • Kun: まちがう (machigau)、くいちがう (kuichigau)

    Korean

    Hanja

    岔 (eum 차 (cha))

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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    岔: Hán Nôm readings: xá

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    References

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