How to say “fork” in Chinese
fork; spear (with a fork)
“Fork” in Chinese is 叉, chā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
叉 is read chā. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
This is 又 “hand” with a dot between the fingers.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “叉”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 叉. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 吃西餐要用刀和叉子chīxīcānyàoyòngdāohéchāziWestern food is eaten with a knife and fork.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “A bowl of porridge and a pot of tea”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fork” in Chinese?
“Fork” in Chinese is 叉, pinyin chā.
What does 叉 mean?
叉 (chā) means “fork; spear (with a fork)”.
How do you write 叉?
叉 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 叉?
叉 is read chā. Tones: chā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fork” in the lesson “A bowl of porridge and a pot of tea”
This word is from the topic “Food and taste” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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