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Chinese symbol for “interruption”

打岔
dǎ chà
interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject

The closest CC-CEDICT match for interruption is 打岔 (dǎ chà), defined as: interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject.

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

打 dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes
岔 chà
to diverge, to branch; junction, fork in the road
radical 46 ⼭ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “interruption”

WordPinyinMeaning
插话 (插話)chā huàto interrupt (sb speaking); interruption
中辍 (中輟)zhōng chuòto stop halfway; to give up halfway

Related words

Other words that share a character with 打岔.

WordPinyinMeaning
打开 (打開)dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike
打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend
打电话 (打電話)dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
打破dǎ pòto break; to smash
打败 (打敗)dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower
岔路chà lùfork in the road
岔开 (岔開)chà kāito diverge; to branch off the road

See also: Japanese symbol for “interruption”.

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.