桠

桠 · yā

the forking branch of a tree

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
yā
Cantonese
aa1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

the forking branch of a tree

Dictionary definitions & readings

桠 yā · forking branch

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1317.030:yā Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
419.080:yā Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
DMTC Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4191 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0526.211 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6860
Radical
木 · 75
Strokes
10
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6958

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

10 strokes
桠
Strokes
10
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

10 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

椏

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
21195.041
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21195.041
kIRGKangXi
0526.211
kKangXi
0526.211
kCangjie
DMTC
kFourCornerCode
4191
kPhonetic
2*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6862
kRSUnicode
75.6
kTotalStrokes
10
kCCCII
283D70
kEACC
4C3B22
kGB0
7266
kTGH
2013:6958
kCantonese
aa1
kDefinition
the forking branch of a tree
kMandarin
yā
kTGHZ2013
419.080:yā
kXHC1983
1317.030:yā
kTraditionalVariant
U+690F

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Structure & connections

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3dictionary records using 桠0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
木 beside 亚 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰木亚$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰木亚$(G)

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