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Character Decomposition
差=羊+工
Etymology
Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence
Meanings4 pronunciations
chā
difference; discrepancy
(math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
(literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
chà
different
wrong; mistaken
to fall short; to lack
not up to standard; inferior
Taiwan pr. chā
chāi
to send (on an errand)
(archaic) person sent on such an errand
job; official post
cī
used in cēn cī
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Words with 差 339 total
variance (statistics)方差fāng chālabor conscripted to support the military兵差bīng chāito report back after completion of one's mission交差jiāo chāito moonlight · side job兼差jiān chāihard task · difficult mission · arduous and unrewarding undertaking · drudgery · grind · chore苦差kǔ chāidifference; distinction; disparity差别chā biémistake; slip-up; fault; error · accident; mishap差错chā cuòalmost · nearly差点chà diǎnerror · mistake差讹chā ébalance (financial) · discrepancy (in a sum or quota) · difference差额chā é(math.) increment · difference · (engineering) differential差分chā fēndifference in price差价chā jiàbad · no good · below average · disappointing差劲chà jìn
Idioms with 差 47 total Chain
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