1. 差

差

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  • 731st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 113 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
差→
羊工
2Radical
差→
羊sheep工work
3Graphical
差→
一二丨丷一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chā (cha1)difference • discrepancy • to differ • error • to err • to make a mistake
2. chà (cha4)to differ from • to fall short of • lacking • wrong • inferior
3. chāi (chai1)to send • to commission • messenger • mission
4. cī (ci1)uneven

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

差 also appears in:
搓磋嗟槎蹉鹾嵯艖瘥褨

Example Words

Common

出差 
差不多 
差距 
差点 (差點)
时差 (時差)

Uncommon

偏差 
反差 
差一点 (差一點)
差事 
差价 (差價)
差别 (差別)
差劲 (差勁)
差异 (差異)
差远 (差遠)
差错 (差錯)
差点儿 (差點兒)
温差 (溫差)
相差 
落差 
邮差 (郵差)
阴差阳错 (陰差陽錯)
隔三差五 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: 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.