| 差 | 1063C15 80.30 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄔㄚ [cha1] (*ㄔㄚˋ [cha4] , *ㄔㄞ [chai1] , *ㄘ [ci1] , *ㄘㄨㄛ [cuo1] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Difference, mathematical difference: 差數，差額 [cha1shu4], [cha1e2]↓; 差別，差異 [cha1bie2], [cha1yi4]↓; 日差，年差 diurnal, annual variation; 週期變差 periodic variation. (2) (*[chai1]) A mission, an errand: 差事，差役 [chai1shi0], [chai1yi0]↓; 郵差，信差 mailman; 公差 official or business trip; 出差 be sent out on official business; 當差 on duty or serve as employee; 開小差 take French leave, absent without leave. (3) (re. pr. *[ci1]) Grade: 等差 gradation (of kinship, status); 差等 [cha1deng3]↓. (4) Mistake: 差錯，差誤，差跌 [cha1cuo4], [cha1wu4], [cha1die2]↓. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) (*[chai1]) To send (messenger, errand boy, etc.); to appoint on duty: 差使，差派，差遣 [chai1shi3], [chai1pai4], [chai1qian3]↓. (2) (*[cha4]) Differ: 差好多，差得遠 differ a great deal; 差不離（兒）almost right, not too much difference; 差不多 [cha4bu4duo1]↓; 差一點兒 ([cha4idiaaer0]) with a tiny difference, almost. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) (*[cha4]) Inferior, bad: 太差了，差極了，差多了 very bad, not up to the mark. (2) (*[ci1]) Disorderly, jagged: 參差 mixed, not even; see 差池 [ci1chi2] (2) ↓. | |||||
| Adv. | Barely: 差可 will barely do, serve the purpose; 差強人意 barely satisfactory, fair. | |||||
| Words | 1. 差別 [cha1bie2], n., difference. 2. 差撥 *[chai1bo1], (1) v.t., to send (s.o.); (2) (MC) petty officer. 3. 差不多（兒） *[cha4bu4duo1]([er0]), adj. & adv., almost, good enough: almost (a thousand, finished, fell down, etc.). 4. 差不離（兒） *[cha4bu4li2] ([cha4bu4lie2er0]), adv., almost the same, almost right. 5. 差遣 *[chai1qian3], v.t., to send (servant, employee, etc.). 6. 差池 [cha1chi2], (1) n., (a) (also wr. 差遲) s.t. gone wrong, untoward accident; (b) mistake in commitment: 若有半點差池，我手裡不能放過你 shall not forgive you if there's the slightest mistake; (2) (*[ci1chi2]) adj., as in 差池其羽 (AC) its feathers are ruffled. 7. 差遲 [cha1chi0], n., see [cha1chi2]↑, 8. 差等 *[ci1deng3], n., (AC) gradations (in kinship, love). 9. 差點兒 *[cha4diaaer0], (1) adv., almost (fell down, etc.); (2) adj., not quite as good. 10. 差跌 *[cuo1die2], n., mistake, slipup (＝差跌). 11. 差額 [cha1e2], n., difference in amount, quantity or number (of payment, enrolment, etc.); 借方差額 debit balance; 貸方差額 credit balance. 12. 差號 [cha1hao4], n., (math.) sign of difference “～”. 13. 差勁 *[cha4jin4], adv. & n., falling below standard. 14. 差可 [cha1ke3], adj., barely can do. 15. 差派 *[chai1pai4], v.t., to send (s.o.); assign (work). 16. 差配兒 *[cha4peher0], v.i., be wrongly paired (as shoes, chopsticks). 17. 差人 *[chai1ren2], (1) n., the bearer (of letter); (2) v.t., to send s.o. 18. 差數 [cha1shu4], n., the difference in number. 19. 差事 *[chai1shi0], n., (1) a government post; (2) temporarily assigned duty; (3) formerly, a prisoner to be executed. 20. 差使 *[chai1shi3], v.t., to send (s.o.). 21. 差忒 [cha1te4], n., mistake in commitment. 22. 差錯 [cha1cuo4], n., (1) mistake; (2) untoward accident. 23. 差跎 *[cuo1tuo2], adj., (AC) drifting slowly (also wr. 蹉跎): 差跎歲月 the years drift by. 24. 差子 *[cha4zi0], n., s.t. gone wrong. 25. 差委 *[chai1wei3], v.t., to appoint (s.o. to do). 26. 差誤 [cha1wu4], n., mistake, error. 27. 差役 *[chai1yi0], n., servant(s). 28. 差異 [cha1yi4], n., difference. | |||||