How to write 丫

丫 [yā] 名 【本义】: 树木或物体的分叉 [En.] The bifurcation of a tree or object. 1. 分杈的 [En.] Bifurcated; forked. 例: 树～ (tree fork); ～杈 (fork). 2. 像树枝的分杈 [En.] Like a branch fork. 例: ～头 (a. In ancient times, girls styled their hair in two buns resembling tree forks, hence referring to girls; b. Referring to service girls also called "丫鬟". "头" and "鬟" are both pronounced in a light tone); 脚～子 (forked feet). 【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。 [En.] In "Guang Yun": 丫, resembling the shape of something branched. This is a character created in the Middle Ages, generally referring to things that branch out from the top. 2. 《五灯会元》：十个指头八个丫。 [En.] "Wudeng Huiyuan": Ten fingers, eight forks. 【例】 如: 丫叉 (the point where two branches of a tree diverge; crossing of two hands); 丫子 (the place where an object forks); 丫木 (wood with a forked end); 丫枝 (branching twigs); 丫钯 (a farm tool for cutting grass); 丫槎 (a fork; branches of plants); 丫路 (fork in the road). 【引】 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. [En.] Like the bifurcation of branches, girls with hair styled into two buns resembling tree forks are hence referred to as girls. 【例】 如: 丫头片子 (dialect; a playful term for girls); 丫环 (servant girl).