Chinese symbol for “difference”
差
chā
difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for difference is 差 (chā), defined as: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “difference”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区别 (區別) | qū bié | difference; to distinguish |
| 差异 (差異) | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 差别 (差別) | chā bié | difference; distinction; disparity |
| 误差 (誤差) | wù chā | difference; error |
| 异样 (異樣) | yì yàng | difference; peculiar |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “difference”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.