Chinese symbol for “forked”

叉形

chā xíng

forked

The closest CC-CEDICT match for forked is 叉形 (chā xíng), defined as: forked.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

叉 chā

fork; prong; cross, intersect

radical 29 ⼜ · 3 strokes

形 xíng

form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look

radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 叉形.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
交叉	jiāo chā	to cross; to intersect
分叉	fēn chà	to branch; to fork; fork; branch; bifurcation
交叉口	jiāo chā kǒu	(road) intersection
三叉戟	sān chā jǐ	trident
叉车 (叉車)	chā chē	forklift truck; pallet jack
夜叉	yè chā	yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword); (fig.) ferocious-looking person
形成	xíng chéng	to form; to take shape
形式	xíng shì	outer appearance; form

See also: Japanese symbol for “forked”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.