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difference 差
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Used in these characters:
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差
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| difference, discrepancy, lack
chā, chà, chāi, cī
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羊
差
工
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Top: sheep 羊 with a bent leg ノ, below: craftsman, construction 工
A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman: what a difference!
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搓
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
cuō
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扌
差
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Left: hand 扌, right: difference 差 (A sheep 羊 with a bent ノ leg and a craftsman 工 have a difference.)
In your hand you have (wool from) the sheep and it is work (when spinning) to rub or twist it.
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磋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| consulting, deliberate, to polish
cuō
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石
差
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Left: stone 石, right: difference 差 (A sheep 羊 with a bent ノ leg and a craftsman 工: what a difference!)
Like stones, differences collide in: a consultation.
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嗟
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JLPT no HSK |
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jiē
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口
差
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Left: mouth 口, right: difference 差 (A sheep 羊 with a bent ノ leg and a craftsman 工: 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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