The Chinese Radical: 差


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difference    差

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 3
difference, discrepancy, lack
chā, chà, chāi, cī
Top: sheep with a bent leg , below: craftsman, construction
A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman: what a difference!
JLPT HSK 6
to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
cuō
Left: hand , right: difference (A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman have a difference.)
In your hand you have (wool from) the sheep and it is work (when spinning) to rub or twist it.
JLPT HSK 6
consulting, deliberate, to polish
cuō
Left: stone , right: difference (A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman : what a difference!)
Like stones, differences collide in: a consultation.
JLPT no HSK
sigh
jiē
Left: mouth , right: difference (A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman : what a difference!)
The sound [= what comes out of the mouth] of the sheep with the crooked leg at work was: a sigh.

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