差 chà
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- Made of
- 羊 sheep, goat 工 labor, work
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
差
chà
to lack, short of; to (in telling time)
Character
Example phrases
- 现在差五分八点。 Xiànzài chà wǔ fēn bā diǎn. It's five to eight.
- 现在差十分九点。 Xiànzài chà shí fēn jiǔ diǎn. It's ten to nine.
- 我们还差两个人。 Wǒmen hái chà liǎng ge rén. We're still two people short.