差 — Chinese character
差
chà
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
- Pinyin
- chà
- Radical
- 48 ⼯ (Work)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 羊 工
- Formation
- ideographic — Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence
- Japanese
- 差 as a kanji
Common words with 差
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差异 (差異) | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly |
| 差别 (差別) | chā bié | difference; distinction; disparity |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity; gap |
| 差点 (差點) | chà diǎn | almost; nearly |
| 相差 | xiāng chà | to differ |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip |
| 偏差 | piān chā | deviation; bias |
| 误差 (誤差) | wù chā | difference; error |
| 差劲 (差勁) | chà jìn | bad; no good |
| 落差 | luò chā | drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) |
| 差错 (差錯) | chā cuò | mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap |
English words written with 差
- difference
- bias
- distinction
- tolerance
- differ
- disappointing
- differential
- differentiation
- variance
- disparity
- deviation
- discrepancy
差 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 45
- Hexagram 30
- Mencius 3A.5
- Mencius 5B.2
- Zhuangzi Autumn Floods
- Zhuangzi Tsê Yang
- Zhuangzi The Empire
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