岔

chà

Meaning

fork in road
bifurcation
branch in road, river, mountain range etc
to branch off
to turn off
to diverge
to stray (from the path)
to change the subject
to interrupt
to stagger (times)

Pinyin: chà

Character reference

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岔 chàto diverge, to branch; junction, fork in the road Primary radical山 · mountain

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