Meta:

  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. 點 is the 128th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 192 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (black), (divination), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dian3 - point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to draw a dot/to check on a list/to choose/to order (food in a restaurant)/to touch briefly/to hint/to light/to ignite/to pour a liquid drop by drop/(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]/dot stroke in Chinese characters/classifier for items

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一点 (一點)
快点 (快點)
有点 (有點)
 ()
点击 (點擊)
点滴 (點滴)

Medium Frequency

一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
亮点 (亮點)
优点 (優點)
加点 (加點)
半点 (半點)
原点 (原點)
地点 (地點)
差一点 (差一點)
差点 (差點)
弱点 (弱點)
指点 (指點)
斑点 (斑點)
早点 (早點)
晚点 (晚點)
景点 (景點)
有点儿 (有點兒)
极点 (極點)
正点 (正點)
沸点 (沸點)
焦点 (焦點)
热点 (熱點)
特点 (特點)
甜点 (甜點)
盘点 (盤點)
终点 (終點)
终点站 (終點站)
缺点 (缺點)
观点 (觀點)
卖点 (賣點)
起点 (起點)
重点 (重點)
零点 (零點)
点亮 (點亮)
点儿 (點兒)
点名 (點名)
点心 (點心)
点燃 (點燃)
点睛 (點睛)
点缀 (點綴)
点评 (點評)
点钟 (點鐘)
点头 (點頭)
点点 (點點)
点点滴滴 (點點滴滴)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.