岔 chà ㄔㄚˋ caa3

  • 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)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 岔 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 别 別 ( bié bit6 ) 打岔 ( dǎ chà daa2 caa3 )!

    Don't interrupt!

  • 什么 什麼 ( shén me sam6 mo1 ) 可以 ( kě yǐ ho2 ji5 ) 出岔子 ( chū chà zi ceot1 caa3 zi2 )?

    What could go wrong?

  • 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 来到 來到 ( lái dào loi4 dou3 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 岔路 ( chà lù caa3 lou6 ) 口 ( kǒu hau2 )。

    We've come to a fork in the road.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 希望 ( xī wàng hei1 mong6 ) 您 ( nín nei5 ) 没 沒 ( méi mut6 ) 出 ( chū ceot1 ) 什么 什麼 ( shén me sam6 mo1 ) 岔子 ( chà zi caa3 zi2 )。

    I hope you did not have any problem.

  • 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 到达 到達 ( dào dá dou3 daat6 ) 岔路 ( chà lù caa3 lou6 ) 口 ( kǒu hau2 ) 时 時 ( shí si4 ), 犹豫 猶豫 ( yóu yù jau4 jyu6 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 继续 繼續 ( jì xù gai3 zuk6 ) 往 ( wǎng wong5 ) 城镇 城鎮 ( chéng zhèn sing4 zan3 ) 走去 ( zǒu qù zau2 heoi3 ), 还是 還是 ( hái shi waan4 si6 ) 继续 繼續 ( jì xù gai3 zuk6 ) 往 ( wǎng wong5 ) 山 ( shān saan1 ) 上 ( shàng soeng5 ) 走去 ( zǒu qù zau2 heoi3 )。

    When we reached the fork, we hesitated between continuing towards the town or continuing towards the mountains.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.