King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “differentiation”

差异化
chā yì huà
Traditional: 差異化
differentiation (of a product from its competitors etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for differentiation is 差异化 (chā yì huà), defined as: differentiation (of a product from its competitors etc).

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

差 chā
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
radical 48 ⼯ · 10 strokes
异 yì
different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising
radical 55 ⼶ · 6 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “differentiation”

WordPinyinMeaning
分化fēn huàto split apart; differentiation
微分wēi fēn(math.) differential (of a function); differential (equation etc)
分异 (分異)fēn yìdistinction; differentiation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 差异化.

WordPinyinMeaning
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy
差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly
差别 (差別)chā biédifference; distinction; disparity
差距chā jùdisparity; gap
差点 (差點)chà diǎnalmost; nearly
相差xiāng chàto differ
异常 (異常)yì chángunusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
异议 (異議)yì yìobjection; dissent
文化wén huàculture; civilization

See also: Japanese symbol for “differentiation”.

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.