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  1. 差 is the 731st most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 65 words.
  4. appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sheep), (work)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cha1 - difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a mistake
  2. cha4 - to differ from/to fall short of/lacking/wrong/inferior
  3. chai1 - to send/to commission/messenger/mission
  4. ci1 - uneven

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
差点 (差點)

Medium Frequency

出差 
差一点 (差一點)
差不多 
差别 (差別)
差劲 (差勁)
差异 (差異)
差距 
时差 (時差)
温差 (溫差)
相差 
落差 

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Meta:

  1. 勁 is the 1356th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (river), (work), (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin4 - strength/energy/enthusiasm/spirit/mood/expression/interest/CL:把[ba3]
  2. jing4 - stalwart/sturdy/strong/powerful

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 勁 (jin4): The component 巠 is pronounced as 'jing1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 勁 (jing4): The component 巠 is pronounced as 'jing1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

使劲 (使勁)
 ()
劲儿 (勁兒)
差劲 (差勁)
没劲 (沒勁)
费劲 (費勁)

Medium Frequency

一个劲 (一個勁)
不对劲 (不對勁)
不得劲 (不得勁)
劲头 (勁頭)
对劲 (對勁)
带劲 (帶勁)
干劲 (幹勁)
强劲 (強勁)
冲劲 (衝勁)
起劲 (起勁)
较劲 (較勁)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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