差

chā, chà, chāi, cī

bad; poor; not up to standard; inferior; to be short of; to lack; to differ; (chā) difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (remainder after subtraction)

Radical: 工 HSK 1 a, v, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

差 decomposes into the following components:

羊 工

Words containing 差

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 差.

不差
bù chā
to not lack
交差
jiāo chāi
价差
jià chā
信差
xìn chāi
messenger
偏差
piān chā
bias
像差
xiàng chā
公差
gōng chāi
tolerance (allowed error)
公差
gōng chā
tolerance (allowed error)
兵差
bīng chāi
兼差
jiān chāi
出差
chū chāi
to go on an official or business trip
参差
cēn cī
uneven

Related characters (radical 工)

Characters that share the radical 工.

工 左 巧 巩 巫 巯

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