桠 (yā) - Fork of a tree & branch

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yā ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

信嫣

桠 · yā

Fork of a tree;

branch;

twig;

used in botanical contexts.

Fork of a treebranchtwig

Usage highlights

Tree branchBranch forkForked branchTree crotchMain forkSide branch

Synonyms

  • 枝— branch, twig
  • 杈— fork of a tree
  • 杈枝— forked branch

Antonyms

  • 干— trunk, main stem
  • 根— root

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The tree has many branches (树桠).
  • This is a branch fork (桠枝).
  • The plant has a forked stem (枝桠).
  • We found a bird's nest in the crotch of the tree (树桠间).

Collocations

  • Tree branch(树桠)
  • Branch fork(桠枝)
  • Forked branch(枝桠)
  • Tree crotch(桠杈)
  • Main fork(主桠)
  • Side branch(侧桠)

Idioms

  • No common idioms featuring this character were found

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in botanical and arboricultural contexts to describe branching structures.
  • Appears in some regional dialects and specialized botanical terminology.
  • Less common in modern standard Chinese, often replaced by more common characters for 'branch'.

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