椏 (yā) - Fork of a tree & branch

椏Tone 1

yā ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

信嫣

椏 · yā

Fork of a tree;

branch;

crotch;

used in botanical contexts to describe branching patterns.

Fork of a treebranchcrotch

Usage highlights

Tree branchBranch forkForked branchMain branchSide branchBranching point

Synonyms

  • 杈— fork, branch
  • 枝— branch, twig
  • 分枝— branching, fork

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The tree has many branches (树椏).
  • This plant has a forked stem (分椏 stem).
  • He pruned the tree branches (修剪树椏).
  • The branch fork was strong enough to hold a swing (椏杈).

Collocations

  • Tree branch(树椏)
  • Branch fork(椏杈)
  • Forked branch(分椏)
  • Main branch(主椏)
  • Side branch(侧椏)
  • Branching point(椏口)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in botanical and arboricultural contexts to describe tree morphology.
  • Appears in some regional dialects and specialized botanical terminology.
  • Less common in modern standard Chinese, often replaced by more common characters like 杈.

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