杈

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 3
Total Strokes: 7

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chā, chà
Cantonese: caa1 caa3
JapaneseKun: EDA
JapaneseOn: SA SHA SAI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: fork of a tree; a pitchfork

CE-Dict: branches of a tree/fork of a tree

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.crotches; disorderly growth of twigs

1.(Fr.) a cheval-de-frise; chevaux-de-fise
cha
ㄔㄚ
1.the branches of a tree
2.a pitchfork; a fishfork; a wooden fork; a hayfork

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: 【醫】 bifurcatio; bifurcation; bifurcatonnes

湘雅醫學專業詞典: bifn

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《木部》杈枝也。从木叉聲。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】杈
【唐韻】初牙切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】初加切，𠀤音叉。【說文】杈枝也。徐曰：岐枝木也。【杜甫·雕賦】突杈枒而皆折。　又捕魚具。【周禮·天官·鼈人】以時簎魚鼈龜蜃。【註】謂以权刺泥中搏取之也。　又【集韻】【類篇】𠀤初佳切，音釵。杈杷，農器。又枝也。　又【集韻】楚懈切，音瘥。義同。　又【集韻】楚嫁切，音汊。木枝衢也。【東京夢華錄】御廊立朱桼杈子，路心立黑桼杈子，卽行馬也。　又【類篇】收草具。
考證：〔【周禮·天官·鼈人】以時〈艸下措〉魚鼈龜蜃。〕謹照原文〈艸下措〉改簎。

CF-Dict: branche fourchue/fourche