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]

差 character breakdown

差
- 工
  - 丨
  - 二
    - 一
- 羊
  - 三
    - 一
    - 二
      - 一
  - 丫

工

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

工 = 二 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a steel beam, since 工 looks like the cross section of a steel beam.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is working a shift in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Her job is to melt dinosaur bones (丨) so that they can be disposed off easily. To melt the bones, she is shorting a huge capacitor (二) with a steel beam (工) which consequently heats up to a bright glow. Using the glowing hot steel beam she can melt the dinosaur bone easily.

羊

yáng = y + ang2

surname Yang

羊

yáng = y + ang2

sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

羊 = 丫 + 三 : Maud Younger is looking for gender equality just inside the anglepod's kitchen—and a dowsing rod is her tool of choice. A sheep sees this and imitates her, using a Cartesian coordinate system as a dowsing rod substitute.

Characters with 差 as component

磋

cuo̅ = cu + o1

deliberate / to polish

磋 = 差 + 石 : Kitty Cat (cu) is going to give a presentation at a meeting in front of the observatory (o1). To improve her presentation she is polishing (磋) her error bars (差) with a stone (石).

搓

cuo̅ = cu + o1

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers / to twist

搓 = 差 + 扌 : Kitty Cat (cu) is examining error bars (差) in front of the observatory (o1). She rubs (搓) and rolls (搓) the error bars with a toy claw (扌) to see if it easily breaks.

嵯

cuó = cu + o2

lofty (as of mountain)

槎

chá = ch + a2

a raft made of bamboo or wood / to fell trees / to hew

嗟

jie̅ = ji + e1

sigh / also pr. [jue1]

蹉

cuo̅ = cu + o1

to error / to slip / to miss / to err