差之毫厘，失之千里

差
差
之
之
毫
毫
厘
釐
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,
失
失
之
之
千
千
里
里
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile

Characters and words in 差之毫厘，失之千里

差
cha̅ = ch + a1
difference; discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
差 = 工 + 羊 : Charlie Chapling is juggling steel beams in front of the ashram. A sheep is making an error bar graph representing Charlie's number of tries to juggle as long as possible without letting the beams fall down.
差
chà = ch + a4
different / wrong; mistaken / to fall short; to lack / not up to standard; inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]
差
cha̅i = ch + ai1
to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job; official post
差
ci̅ = c + Ø1
used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
之
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
之 = 丶 + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
毫
háo = h + ao2
hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan
毫 = 亠 + 口 + 冖 + 毛 : Hamlet (h) is drawing a painting just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). He put on an beret (亠) to look like a real painter, and he uses a cooking top (冖) as canvas for his painting. With a big hairy (毛) brush (毫) He is painting a hairy (毛) mandarin (口) in the cooking top (冖).
厘
lí = li + Ø2
variant of 釐|厘[li2]
厘 = 厂 + 里 : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to hide her chocolate factory (厂) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) because she thinks it is ugly. Thus, around the factory she planted a sunflower (里) every other centimeter (厘).
厘
釐
lí = li + Ø2
Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[Ai1]
厘 = 厂 + 里 : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to hide her chocolate factory (厂) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) because she thinks it is ugly. Thus, around the factory she planted a sunflower (里) every other centimeter (厘).
厘
釐
lí = li + Ø2
one hundredth / centi-
厘 = 厂 + 里 : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to hide her chocolate factory (厂) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) because she thinks it is ugly. Thus, around the factory she planted a sunflower (里) every other centimeter (厘).
失
shi̅ = sh + Ø1
to lose / to miss / to fail
失 = 𠂉 + 大 : Sherlock (sh) locked himself out of the space station (Ø1)! He lost (失) his key (𠂉)! After he was floating in front of the space station for an eternity, a robot (大) came by with a lost+found box (失) which contained his lost key.
千
qia̅n = qi + an1
thousand
千 = 丿 + 十 : The Queen of Hearts dropped a kilo on her banana in front of the anthill, and now she uses a cross to try and revive it.
千
韆
qia̅n = qi + an1
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
千
里
a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance
里
裏
lǐ = li + Ø3
variant of 裡|里[li3]
里
裡
lǐ = li + Ø3
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]
里 = 土 + 田 : Mnemonic symbol: a sunflower. The 田 part looks like the blossom and 土 looks like the stem and leaves. Li Qingzhao (li) wants to put up a field (田) inside (里) the space station's living room (Ø3). First she puts some earth (土) here and there, and then she plants lots of sunflowers (里).
里
lǐ = li + Ø3
Li (surname)
里
lǐ = li + Ø3
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels

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