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分叉 (fēn chà) — fork; branch; bifurcation

Definition

Literally 'to split into branches': a point where one thing divides into two (roads, trees, hair). Unlike a simple 树枝, it emphasizes the fork or split point itself.

noun
forkbranchbifurcation
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 分叉。
    Zhè tiáo lù qián miàn yǒu yí gè fēn chà.
    There is a fork ahead on this road.
  • 分叉，。
    Zhè kē shù de fēn chà hěn duō, xiàng yì bǎ dà sǎn.
    This tree has many branches, like a big umbrella.
  • 分叉，。
    Tā de tóu fa yǒu fēn chà, xū yào xiū jiǎn yí xià.
    Her hair has split ends and needs a trim.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

分fēndivide
叉chāfork

分 and 叉 both describe splitting into separate ways, so together they name a branching point.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 叉 is made by combining 又 with the dot stroke 丶.

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