chā, chà, chāi, cī

difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

Radical: 工 HSK 1 a, v, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

差 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 差

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 差.

不差
bù chā
不差
bù chà
交差
jiāo chāi
价差
jià chā
信差
xìn chāi
偏差
piān chā
像差
xiàng chā
公差
gōng chā
公差
gōng chāi
兵差
bīng chāi
兼差
jiān chāi
出差
chū chāi

Related characters (radical 工)

Characters that share the radical .

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