叉
chā
fork
pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X"
hand grasping (又) + caught object (丶) = fork or cross
A hand reaching out to grasp something, with a dot marking the object caught between the fingers — the resulting shape naturally evokes a fork or crossing point. The image maps well onto both the physical tool and the idea of intersection.
请用叉子把肉放到盘子里。
qǐng yòng chā zi bǎ ròu fàng dào pán zi lǐ。
Please use the fork to put the meat onto the plate.
两条路在这里交叉，你要小心。
liǎng tiáo lù zài zhè lǐ jiāo chā，nǐ yào xiǎo xīn。
The two roads intersect here, so you need to be careful.
Words with 叉
牛叉
niú chā
see 牛屄[niu2 bi1] (euphemistic synonym of 牛屄[niu2 bi1])
叉子
chā zi
fork
河叉
hé chà
river mouth
钢叉
gāng chā
pitchfork
开高叉
kāi gāo chā
slit dress
音叉
yīn chā
tuning fork
高叉泳装
gāo chā yǒng zhuāng
high leg swimsuit
黑叉尾海燕
hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Hydrobates monorhis)
三叉神经
sān chā shén jīng
trigeminal nerve
三叉戟
sān chā jǐ
trident
二叉树
èr chā shù
binary tree
交叉
jiāo chā
to cross