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Translingual
Han character
叉 (Kangxi radical 29, 又 +1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 水戈 (EI ) or 難水戈 (XEI ), four-corner 17400 , composition ⿴又 丶 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: 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
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
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ): 又 + 丶 .
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
Note : erhua - noun.
Note :
chhe/chhee - vernacular;
chha - literary (used in Quanzhou for “cross”, not usually used elsewhere).
Note :
1tsho - colloquial;
1tsha - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
叉
叉
Reading #
1/2
2/2
No.
1175
1184
Phonetic component
叉
叉
Rime group
歌
歌
Rime subdivision
1
2
Corresponding MC rime
叉
釵
Old Chinese
/*sʰraːl/
/*sʰreːl/
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
( chiefly Cantonese , euphemistic ) A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
冇 叉 用 ― mou5 caa1 jung6 ― bleeping useless
( Cantonese ) short for 叉燒 / 叉烧 (“char siu ”)
叉 雞 飯 / 叉 鸡 饭 ― caa1 gai1 faan6 ― rice with char siu and steamed chicken
( Xiamen , Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien ) to pinch
( Xiamen , Zhangzhou and 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)”)
Dialectal synonyms of
叉子 (“fork (for eating)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
叉子
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
叉兒 , 叉子
Taiwan
叉子
Malaysia
叉
Singapore
叉
Lanyin Mandarin
Ürümqi
叉叉子
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
叉子
Cantonese
Guangzhou
叉
Hong Kong
叉
Singapore (Guangfu)
叉
Gan
Pingxiang
叉子
Hakka
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
叉仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
攕仔
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
刺仔
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; 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
Southern Min
Xiamen
攕仔
Zhangzhou
攕仔
Taipei
攕仔
New Taipei (Tamsui)
攕仔
New Taipei (Sanxia)
攕仔 , 叉仔
New Taipei (Pingxi)
攕仔
Kaohsiung
攕仔
Kaohsiung (Cijin)
攕仔
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
攕仔 , 鑿仔
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
攕仔
Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
攕仔
Yilan (Toucheng)
攕仔
Tainan
攕仔
Tainan (Anping)
攕仔
Kinmen
攕仔
Penghu (Magong)
攕仔
Penghu (Xiyu)
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
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
叉
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
Etymology 2
From English charge . Doublet of 叉廚 / 叉厨 ( caa1 cyu4 , “ to charge ( to accuse of a crime ) ; charge ( legal accusation ) ” ) .
Pronunciation
Definitions
叉
( Cantonese ) to charge ; to recharge
幫 我 拎 部 手機 去 叉 吖 。 帮 我 拎 部 手机 去 叉 吖 。 bong1 ngo5 ling1 bou6 sau2 gei1 heoi3 caa1 a1 . Take my phone to recharge it for me.
Compounds
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 衩 (“the open seam of a garment which allows freedom of movement”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 衩 ).Notes:
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 扠 (“pick up with fork or pincers ,; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 扠 ).Notes:
Etymology 5
For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 杈 (“pitchfork ; fork of a tree ”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 杈 ).Notes:
Etymology 6
For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see 汊 (“a branching stream ”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 汊 ).Notes:
References
Japanese
Kanji
叉
(Jinmeiyō kanji )
fork ( また )
to stick , to insert , to stab (as with a fork) ( さす )
to fold (one's arms) ( こまねく, こまぬく )
Readings
Compounds
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 叉 – see the following entry.
【股 また 】 S
( anatomy ) crotch , the space between the thighs
fork in a tree, river, and so on
Alternative spellings 胯 , 俣
(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
Vietnamese
Han character
叉 : Hán Nôm readings: xoa
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