| chā | fork/pitchfork/prong/pick/cross/intersect/"X" |
| chá | to cross/be stuck |
| chǎ | to diverge/to open (as legs) |
| 叉 | fork pitchfork prong |
| 叉乘 | multiplication cross |
| 叉头 | prong of a fork |
| 叉子 | fork CL:把 |
| 叉尾 | furcate tail; fork-tail |
| 叉开 | to diverge |
| 叉式升降机 | a forklift |
| 叉式起重车 | fork lift truck |
| 叉形 | forked |
| 叉形接头 | fork joint; knuckle joint; Y-connection; forked joint |
| 叉手 | cup one hand in the other before the chest |
| 叉杆 | rod jaw; fork lever; yoke lever; fork arm; deadman |
| 叉架 | trestle X-shaped frame |
| 叉架起货机 | a forklift |
| 叉柱 | crotch |
| 叉点 | crunode |
| 叉烧 | char siu barbecued pork |
| 叉烧包 | roast pork bun cha siu baau |
| 叉状的 | forked; prongy; bifurcate |
| 叉状隆 | furcula |