chà chā

to fall short of; wrong; to differ from

HSK 3 #732

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 732nd character
Radical ⼯ (48.7)
Strokes 9
Index # 1640

Definitions

差 chà
  1. 1. to fall short of
  2. 2. wrong
  3. 3. to differ from
  4. 4. lacking
  5. 5. inferior
  6. 6. Taiwan pr. chā
差 chā
  1. 1. to differ
  2. 2. difference
  3. 3. discrepancy
  4. 4. error
  5. 5. to make a mistake
  6. 6. to err
差 chāi
  1. 1. to send
  2. 2. to commission
  3. 3. messenger
  4. 4. mission

Stroke order

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Words containing 差

Word Meaning
arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)
differential (between grades); salary differential
differential (between grades); salary differential
so uneducated!; so ignorant!
so uneducated!; so ignorant!
precise to the finest detail
precise to the finest detail
a terrific job
cushy job; lucrative job
parallax
parallax
error; inaccuracy; difference
disparity between rich and poor
disparity between rich and poor
trade deficit; adverse trade balance
trade deficit; adverse trade balance
trade surplus
trade surplus
attendant
range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
mediocre; rather poor; not specially good
mediocre; rather poor; not specially good
to slip (e.g. of clutch); slippage