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chā · chà · chāi · cī
difference; discrepancy
Radical: Strokes: 9 HSK 1
Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
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Etymology
Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence
Meanings4 pronunciations
chā
difference; discrepancy
(math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
(literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
chà
different
wrong; mistaken
to fall short; to lack
not up to standard; inferior
Taiwan pr. chā
chāi
to send (on an errand)
(archaic) person sent on such an errand
job; official post
used in cēn cī
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Words with 差 339 total
Idioms with 差 47 total