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The character 岔 is an ideogramic compound formed by the upper component 分 (to divide) and the lower component 山 (mountain). This structure visually and semantically depicts a path forking in a mountainous area. It primarily refers to a fork in the road or the act of diverging from a main route. By extension, it also describes a shift or interruption in conversation, such as changing the subject or a disagreement. The character’s meaning is derived entirely from the combination of its parts, without a separate phonetic element.
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前面有一个岔路。
请不要打岔。
他岔开了话题。
我们在岔路口见面。
这条小路分岔成两条。
他说话总是爱打岔。
如果你在岔道走错，就会迷路。
为了避免混淆，他特意岔开了两个相似的问题。