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Traditional (switch to Simplified)

差

chāi

Definition

  1. to send
    差人去送封信
    To send someone to deliver the letter
  2. to dispatch (on an errand)
    差他去辦件事
    To dispatch him on an errand
  3. to commission
  4. messenger
  5. mission
    鬼使神差
    Doings of ghosts and gods

Other pronunciations

差 chà
  1. to fall short (of)
  2. to lack
  3. difference
  4. different
  5. to differ
  6. discrepancy
  7. only just
  8. barely
  9. nearly
  10. almost
  11. wrong
  12. error
  13. to err
  14. (to make a) mistake
  15. inferior
  16. poor
差 chā
  1. to fall short (of)
  2. to lack
  3. difference
  4. different
  5. to differ
  6. discrepancy
  7. only just
  8. barely
  9. nearly
  10. almost
  11. wrong
  12. error
  13. to err
  14. to make a mistake
  15. inferior
  16. poor

Character Decomposition

差
=
⺶
+
工

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