杈 = 木 + 叉

杈 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “fork of a tree”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 叉 (crotch).

Keyword: fork of a tree
Pinyin (Mandarin): chā
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: вилка дерева

Decomposition

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木 tree
叉 crotch

How to find 杈 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “crotch”. 杈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 杈 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.