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差
chā
1. difference
2. discrepancy
3. to differ
4. error
5. to err
6. to make a mistake
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

差
chà
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

不差
bùchā
to not lack
不差
bùchà
not bad
交差
jiāochāi
to report back after completion of one's mission
信差
xìnchāi
messenger
偏差
piānchā
bias
HSK 6
公差
gōngchā
tolerance (allowed error)
兼差
jiānchāi
to moonlight
出差
chūchāi
to go on an official or business trip
HSK 4
汇差
huìchā
difference in exchange rates in different regions
反差
fǎnchā
contrast
均差
jūnchā
relief (i.e. height of land in geography)
外差
wàichā
heterodyne (electronics)
官差
guānchāi
official business
差事
chàshì
poor
差事
chāishi
errand
差使
chāishǐ
to send
差使
chāishi
official post
差价
chājià
difference in price
差分
chāfēn
difference
差别
chābié
difference
HSK 6

Alternate Entries

差
chà
to differ from / to fall short of / lacking / wrong / inferior
HSK 3
差
chāi
to send / to commission / messenger / mission
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
731
Word Frequency Rank
815 of 84,292