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Chinese symbol for “disparity”

差距
chā jù
disparity; gap

The closest CC-CEDICT match for disparity is 差距 (chā jù), defined as: disparity; gap.

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Characters and stroke order

差 chā
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
radical 48 ⼯ · 10 strokes
距 jù
distance, gap
radical 157 ⾜ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “disparity”

WordPinyinMeaning
差别 (差別)chā biédifference; distinction; disparity
落差luò chādrop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 差距.

WordPinyinMeaning
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy
差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly
差别 (差別)chā biédifference; distinction; disparity
差点 (差點)chà diǎnalmost; nearly
相差xiāng chàto differ
距离 (距離)jù lídistance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from
相距xiāng jùdistance apart; separated by a given distance
近距离 (近距離)jìn jù líclose range

See also: Japanese symbol for “disparity”.

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.