丫 Stroke Order

丫 [yā] 名 【本义】: 树木或物体的分叉 【造字法】: 象形。 1. 同本义 (Bifurcation; fork of a tree): - 分杈的。 (Forked.) - 树～。 (Tree fork.) - ～杈。 (Fork.) 2. 像树枝的分叉，女孩子头上梳着双髻犹如树叉，因即以称女孩子 (Like the fork of a tree branch, a girl with two hair buns like tree forks, hence called a girl): - ～头 (a. In ancient times, a girl with two buns on her head resembling a tree fork, thus referred to as a girl; b. Refers to a girl serving, also called “丫鬟”. "头" and "鬟" are both pronounced in a light tone.) - 脚～子 (Fork at the foot.) 引 1. 《广韵》：丫，象物开之形。按，这是中古所造的字。泛指上端分出的东西。 2. 《五灯会元》：十个指头八个丫。 例 如: - 丫叉 (The bifurcation of two branches of a tree; two hands crossing.) - 丫子 (The place where an object bifurcates.) - 丫木 (Wood that splits at the top.) - 丫枝 (Branches.) - 丫钯 (A tool for farming that is fork-shaped.) - 丫槎 (Fork, branches of a plant.) - 丫路 (Fork in the road.) 像树枝的分叉，女孩子头上梳着双髻犹如树叉，因即以称女孩子 (Like the fork of a tree branch, a girl with two hair buns like tree forks, hence called a girl): 例 如: - 丫头片子 (Dialectal. Term of endearment for a girl.) - 丫环 (Servant girl.)