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Chinese symbol for “differential”

级差
jí chā
Traditional: 級差
differential (between grades); salary differential

The closest CC-CEDICT match for differential is 级差 (jí chā), defined as: differential (between grades); salary differential.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

级 jí
level, rank; class, grade
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
差 chā
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
radical 48 ⼯ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “differential”

WordPinyinMeaning
差速器chā sù qìdifferential (gear)
微分wēi fēn(math.) differential (of a function); differential (equation etc)
差分chā fēn(math.) increment; difference

Related words

Other words that share a character with 级差.

WordPinyinMeaning
高级 (高級)gāo jíhigh level; high grade
超级 (超級)chāo jísuper-; ultra-
升级 (升級)shēng jíto go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)
阶级 (階級)jiē jí(social) class; 个 (gè)
一级 (一級)yī jífirst class; category A
等级 (等級)děng jígrade; rank
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy
差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly

See also: Japanese symbol for “differential”.

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.

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