to cross; to intersect; to crisscross

fork; an implement used for picking up or piercing things

to roast marinated strips of meat, typically pork, by hanging them on special forks inside an oven

(loanword) A class of semi-divine spirits in Buddhism, often depicted as swift and powerful but appearing as hideous or malevolent monsters; later serving as guardian spirits.

to divide into branches; to diverge or bifurcate

A place where two or more roads meet or cross each other.

A spear or fork-shaped tool used for catching fish, often with barbed tips; sometimes used as a weapon in historical contexts.

a three-pronged spear

To perform the splits by spreading the legs in opposite directions until the groin or buttocks touch the ground, as seen in gymnastics, dance, or martial arts

knife and fork; the main utensils used for eating Western food

the fifth pair of cranial nerves in humans and vertebrates, which splits into three branches to serve the face, eyes, and jaw

forklift truck; pallet jack; a vehicle with a motorized metal fork used for lifting and moving heavy loads

A point where two or more lines or roads meet; junction; crossroads; in geometry, a point of intersection.

to stand with hands on hips and elbows bent out; to put one's arms akimbo

a fierce, ugly, or bad-tempered woman; a vixen or shrewish person

A three-dimensional road junction such as an overpass, cloverleaf, or tunnel that allows traffic from different directions to pass at different levels without crossing each other's path.

(idiom) to be sprawled out on one's back with limbs extended; often used in Beijing dialect

to raise one's joined hands to the chest or chin as a gesture of respect; to fold one's hands

A metal instrument shaped like a fork that emits a tone of a fixed frequency when struck; used for tuning musical instruments or in acoustics experiments.

To fall flat on one's back with limbs spread out; also refers generally to the posture of lying on one's back.

crispy fried thin biscuit or pastry strip, often seasoned with sesame

A spear or fork with barbed points used for catching fish; harpoon; fishgig.

the point where something (such as a tree branch or part of the body) divides into two branches; a fork in a branch

An academic field or area of study that combines two or more different disciplines

a note in a book or document that directs the reader to another part of the same work for related information

the transfer of harmful microorganisms between people or objects in a medical or group setting

Transmission of pathogens between different individuals, especially between patients or staff in a medical setting

intersecting lines of gunfire from two or more positions

cross entropy; a measure of the difference between two probability distributions in information theory

(computing) a tool used to create executable code for a platform other than the one on which the compiler is running

resistance to a drug or chemical that develops after exposure to a related substance

the place where two or more roads cross each other; a road junction or street crossing

crossover dribble in basketball

hatched lines or a cross-hatched graphic pattern

(slang, vulgar) fool; blockhead; idiot; jerk

the front fork component of a bicycle or similar vehicle

A type of forklift designed for narrow aisles that reaches its forks forward into racks

(math) the cross product of two vectors

divergent or splitting off in different directions, especially when referring to roads or paths

a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl and short prongs, combining the features of a fork and a spoon

(slang) XO ("extra old"), a high grade of cognac quality, from the Chinese characters for the letters X and O

(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)

(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)

having a forked shape; bifurcated

trestle; X-shaped frame

A popular Cantonese steamed bun stuffed with diced roast pork, known as [[叉烧|叉燒|cha1 shao1]].

vector product of two vectors in a three-dimensional space; the resulting vector is perpendicular to the original two