歧 is a bound morpheme (语素) that rarely stands alone — you'll almost always see it inside compound words. Its core meaning is 'different, divergent' or 'a fork in the road'. Common compounds include 分歧 ('disagreement, divergent opinion'), 歧视 ('discrimination'), 歧义 ('ambiguity, multiple interpretations'), and 歧路 ('forked road'). As a single character it appears in formal or literary contexts, but most learners encounter it as a component of two-syllable words.