差 (chà)
To differ; bad/poor; to lack; difference
How 差 is written
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 羊 — sheep
- Traditional
- 差
- Simplified
- 差 (unchanged)
差 has 4 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- chā
- difference; discrepancy; to differ; error
- chà
- to differ from; to fall short of; lacking; wrong
- chāi
- to send; to commission; messenger; mission
- cī
- uneven
Common words using 差
- 差點 chàdiǎn
- almost; nearly
- 出差 chūchāi
- to go on an official or business trip
- 差一點 chàyīdiǎn
- see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
- 差不多 chàbuduō
- almost; nearly; more or less
- 差別 chābié
- difference; distinction; diversity
- 差勁 chàjìn
- bad; no good; below average
- 差異 chāyì
- difference; discrepancy
- 差距 chājù
- disparity; gap
- 時差 shíchā
- time difference; time lag; jet lag
- 溫差 wēnchā
- difference in temperature
- 相差 xiāngchà
- to differ; discrepancy between
- 落差 luòchā
- drop in elevation; gap; disparity
差 in a sentence
他的英文程度很差。
Tā de Yīngwén chéngdù hěn chà.
“His English level is very poor.”
How common is 差?
差 is the 731st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.6% of all running text.
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