fork in road, crotch
叉 centers on a branching point where something splits into two: a fork in a road or the crotch where the legs divide.
叉 is a pictograph of a hand with fingers spread into a V-shape, representing a fork or branching point. The modern form preserves the hand shape 又 with a dot 丶 emphasizing the split.
The shape 又 looks like a hand, and the dot 丶 marks the point where the fingers split apart. Picture a hand making a V-sign at a fork in the road.
For サ, imagine standing at a fork in the road under the hot sun: sun -> サ, and you must choose which path to take.
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
tuning fork
three-way junction; three-way intersection
trident dagger
trident
trident
trigeminal nerve
trigeminal neuralgia; tic douloureux
five-forked road; five-road junction
dip net; scoop net
cha siu bao; Cantonese barbeque pork bun
forked; branched; dichotomous; furcate
stacked arms
furcula; furculum
Alnus firma (species of alder)
probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment)
crotch of a tree
Arctic wrack (Fucus evanescens)
pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns