I came on business.
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差
chā
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chā · caa1 (Jyutping)
- difference; discrepancy
- (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
chà · caa1 (Jyutping)
- different
- wrong; mistaken
- to fall short; to lack
- not up to standard; inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
chāi · caa1 (Jyutping)
- to send (on an errand)
- (archaic) person sent on such an errand
- job; official post
cī
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Character breakdown
差
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
The difference in their ages is six years.
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