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差
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fall short of

HSK 1 N2
Abstract →Qualities
chà, chā, chāi
サ
さ.す、さ.し
차, 치
Depicts grain (來) being rolled between the fingers in the left hand (左). Based on the original meaning "rub between fingers", now written as 搓. The meaning later shifted to "uneven" and "error".
Components
來 come+ 左 left =
差 fall short of
來 Iconic component
come
Depicts grain.
左 Phonetic component
zuǒ left
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Notes
Similar Characters
麥 wheat (trad)麦 wheat (jp)徠 induce (trad)棶 large-leaved dogw (trad)淶 river (trad)睞 squint at (trad)萊 lambsquarters (trad)賚 confer (trad)佐 assistant惰 indolent
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
差
Regular
Modern
Chinese
差 [chā]
difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
差 [chà]
to differ from; to fall short of; lacking; wrong; inferior; Taiwan pr. [chā]
差 [chāi]
to send; to commission; messenger; mission
Japanese
差 さ 同音

noun

  1. difference; variation
  2. mathematics difference
差し 、 指し 、 差 、 指 さし 、 サシ 同音

noun

  1. between (e.g. two people); face to face
  2. hindrance; impediment
  3. Noh usually kana arrhythmic section of recitative
  4. hanafudamahjong playing with only 2 players

prefix

  1. prefix used for stress or emphasis

counter

  1. counter for traditional dance songs
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
彼の馬は３馬身の差で勝った。
His horse won by three lengths.
CHINESE WORDS (200)
差不多 [chà​bu​duō] #932
almost
差点 [chà​diǎn] #1,250
almost
差点 [chà​diǎn] #1,250
almost
差异 [chā​yì] #11,882
difference
差异 [chā​yì] #11,882
difference
差距 [chā​jù] #10,318
disparity
差别 [chā​bié] #6,264
difference
差别 [chā​bié] #6,264
difference
差劲 [chà​jìn] #3,997
bad
差劲 [chà​jìn] #3,997
bad
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 指 [ゆび] #632
finger
⭐ 目指す [めざす] #1,073
to aim at (for, to do, to become)
⭐ 差し出す [さしだす] #1,556
to hold out
⭐ 挟む [はさむ] #1,957
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks)
⭐ 眼差し [まなざし] #3,410
(a) look
⭐ 指差す [ゆびさす] #3,494
to point at
⭐ 差す [さす] #4,209
to shine
⭐ 差し込む [さしこむ] #4,216
to insert
⭐ 人差し指 [ひとさしゆび] #4,289
index finger
⭐ 差し上げる [さしあげる] #4,802
to lift up
190 more items
KOREAN WORDS (18)
차이 #19,863
difference
개인차
difference among individuals
낙차
head
무차별
indiscrimination
성차별
sexual discrimination; sexism
시차
time difference
연교차
annual range
오차
error
인종 차별
racial discrimination
일교차
diurnal range; daily range
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