差
差
“difference”
Radical: 工
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 3
How 差 is built — wrapping from top-left
羊
Sheep · yáng
A sheep with horns. 美 beautiful = sheep + big. 鲜 fresh = fish + sheep.
工
labor
labor, work; laborer, worker
Origin
Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence
Words with 差
差不多 chà bu duō — almost
出差 chū chāi — to go on an official or business trip
差别 chā bié — difference
差距 chā jù — disparity
偏差 piān chā — bias
时差 shí chā — time difference
误差 wù chā — difference
相差 xiāng chà — to differ
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