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Meaning of 差
Pinyin
chā、 chà、 chāi、 cī、 chài
Radical
工
Strokes
9
Definition
difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake, differ from / short of / to lack / poor, send / a messenger / a mission / to commission, uneven
Usage
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差 [chà]
1. Error.
2. Unequal, not matching.
3. Lack.
4. Bad, not up to standard.
差 [chà] (Example): "What was said was ~."
1. Error: "What was said was wrong."
2. Unequal, not matching: "Not very ~."
3. Lack: "Still ~ ten yuan."
4. Bad, not up to standard: "~ grade. Scores are ~."
动 (Verb)
1. Fall short of; insufficient to meet standards. ([En.] fall short of)
Example: "We are still far from our parents' expectations."
2. Owe ([En.] owe).
Example: "I still owe you five yuan."
形 (Adjective)
1. Strange; peculiar ([En.] strange).
Example: "A strange person."
2. Low; poor; bad ([En.] poor; bad).
Example: "Poor quality (not good)."
不同，不同之点。
大致还可以。
错误。
数学上指减法运算中的得数。
1. Difference; different points: "Difference in standard."
2. Not bad: "It's ~."
3. Error: "Error."
4. Mathematical result in subtraction: "The difference in four minus two is two."
差 [chā]
动 (Verb)
(Associative): Original meaning: Inappropriate; incorrect; differ ([En.] mistake)
名 (Noun)
1. Difference ([En.] difference).
2. Result of subtraction ([En.] difference).
副 (Adverb)
1. Slightly, relatively ([En.] rather).
差 [chāi]
动 (Verb)
1. To assign; to dispatch ([En.] assign; dispatch; send on an errand).
2. To select ([En.] select).
名 (Noun)
1. A term for temporary official positions in ancient times ([En.] billet; official position).
2. Labor service ([En.] corvee).
3. Messengers in ancient government ([En.] messenger).
4. Errand ([En.] errand).
→参差
等级。尊卑之差、爱无等差。
差 [cī]
名 (Noun)
1. Rank; grade ([En.] grade; rank).
2. Limit; boundary ([En.] limit).
动 (Verb)
To arrange by rank/grade ([En.] grade).
形 (Adjective)
1. Uneven ([En.] uneven).
同“瘥”。
差 [chài]
动 (Verb)
1. To recover; later written as "瘥" ([En.] be recovered).
Example: "After a severe illness, I recovered."
动 (Verb)
To rub, to wash.
Example: "The officiants washed in the hall." (Liji, mourning records.)
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 差
Pinyin
cha1
Wubi
udaf|uaf
Cangjie
tqm
Zhengma
ucbi
Four Corner
80102
Unicode
U+5dee
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