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Animated Stroke Order 差

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How to write 差 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

差has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

chà

lack; lacking

v./adj.HSK 3

lack; lacking

adj./v.HSK 3.0 · L3

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 差

差 stroke order diagram

4.

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差

工work or tool

差=

5.

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6.

How to Use 差

Lack or Difference

Used to indicate a lack, deficiency, or degree of difference.

差不多 • chà bu duō • almost • HSK 4

HSK 4

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 差

出差 • chū chāi • go on business trip

HSK 4

chū出

chāi

8.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

men们

chà差

bù不

duō多

gāi该

chū

Information

Pinyinchà

Meaninglack; lacking

Strokes9

Radical工

Traditional差

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UnicodeU+5DEE

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+工work or tool

A hand (𠂇) working with hemp (左 over 工) but producing uneven results — difference or error.

chà差

bu不

duō多

almost

相差 • xiāng chà • difference • HSK 6

HSK 6

xiāng相

chà差

difference

Difference or Error

Used in compound words to denote a difference, disparity, or mistake.

差别 • chā bié • difference • HSK 5

HSK 5

chā差

bié别

difference

差距 • chā jù • gap; disparity • HSK 5

HSK 5

chā差

jù距

gap; disparity

误差 • wù chā • error • HSK 6

HSK 6

wù误

chā差

error

差

go on business trip

差点儿 • chà diǎn r • almost; nearly

HSK 3.0 · L4

chà差

diǎn点

r儿

almost; nearly

时差 • shí chā • time difference

HSK 5

shí时

chā差

time difference

偏差 • piān chā • deviation; offset; deflection

HSK 6

piān偏

chā差

deviation; offset; deflection

差异 • chā yì • difference; discrepancy

HSK 3.0 · L6

chā差

yì异

difference; discrepancy

反差 • fǎn chā • Contrast / disparity

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fǎn反

chā差

Contrast / disparity

出

fā发

le了

。

We should leave soon.

wǒ de qián hái chà yīdiǎnr.

我的钱还差一点儿。

I'm still a little short of money.

Méi没

rén人

yuàn愿

yì意

jiē接

zhè这

ge个

kǔ苦

chāi差

。

No one is willing to take on this drudgery.

zhè这

liǎng两

gè个

fāng方

àn案

chā差

bié别

hěn很

dà大

。

These two plans are very different.

Zhè这

cì次

rèn任

wù务

yóu由

jīng经

lǐ理

qīn亲

zì自

chāi差

qiǎn遣

。

This task was personally assigned by the manager.

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