Chinese Character 差 Meanings and components.

Form

差

Meaning

差 meaning[3] in English

Difference.

Discrepancy.

To Differ.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 差 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Yang (羊) , and work (工)

Its radical[1] is: 工 (gong1) which means: Work, Worker, Skill, Profession, Trade, Craft, Labor, .工gong1work

In cangjie it is written with TQM

How to write 差

To write差cha4difference you should write a combination of 羊yang2surname Yang , 工gong1work arranged in a 吕 shape:

羊 + 工 = 差

差 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 差 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 差, looks as follow:

差
Pinyin:cha4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Difference . Discrepancy . To Differ . Error . To Err . To Make A Mistake
羊
Pinyin:yang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Yang
工
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Work . Worker . Skill . Profession . Trade . Craft . Labor

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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