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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
chā - difference; discrepancy
- (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
chà - different
- wrong; mistaken
- to fall short; to lack
- not up to standard; inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
chāi - to send (on an errand)
- (archaic) person sent on such an errand
- job; official post
- used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 1 1,001 938 649

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

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Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
差不多 4 2 932 3,118 1,958
3 1 1,001 938 649
差点 - - 1,250 4,782 2,460
差劲 - - 3,997 27,570 13,959
差别 5 5 6,264 4,495 5,936
出差 4 5 6,386 7,796 4,846
差错 - 7 8,141 14,272 21,442
差事 - - 8,455 35,116 37,232
差点儿 - 5 8,510 34,856 22,686
差距 6 5 10,318 2,382 4,261
邮差 - - 10,455 42,376 19,448
差异 - 6 11,882 2,002 7,889
时差 6 - 13,610 17,691 9,679
差遣 - - 14,905 54,178 49,730
相差 6 8 16,904 6,525 8,672
偏差 6 9 21,265 11,499 21,363
误差 6 9 21,809 9,752 31,930
差强人意 - - 22,247 35,988 35,524
差一点儿 - - 23,370 81,465 63,601
信差 - - 23,717 - 86,932
差一点 - - 24,318 18,324 11,886
苦差 - - 24,600 96,374 78,886
差使 - - 26,036 55,499 96,070
开小差 - - 26,659 52,319 32,685
交差 - - 31,581 48,699 37,528
美差 - - 34,854 83,121 60,621
差额 - 9 35,164 14,747 34,407
差不离 - - 36,813 103,235 65,892
落差 - 9 40,642 18,030 16,010
差役 - - 42,167 59,964 71,477
差价 - - 42,541 12,221 20,409
阴差阳错 - - 43,329 39,336 24,371
反差 - 9 43,778 14,413 16,752
一念之差 - - 43,847 52,621 30,488
公差 - - 46,924 40,177 56,435
参差 - - 47,155 43,754 38,887
参差不齐 - - 48,377 24,500 32,678
隔三差五 - - 50,578 44,327 28,877
脏乱差 - - 61,328 44,342 40,266
官差 - - 62,306 69,845 120,261
鬼使神差 - - 63,806 44,844 39,080
价差 - - 67,567 - -
千差万别 - - 67,922 35,975 44,255
温差 - - 68,252 18,491 12,620
等差 - - 70,835 - -
差数 - - 75,635 102,366 96,603
相位差 - - 82,071 87,183 -
钦差 - - 83,204 44,200 88,970
顺差 - 9 99,033 10,437 34,801