误
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wù · error, fault, mistake

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #4850
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 误

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Example sentences

Notice where 误 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè shì yí gè kě pà de cuò wù.这是一个可怕的错误。

This is a terrible mistake.

Source: Tatoeba #8649707 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kě yǐ dān wù nǐ yì diǎn shí jiān ma ?可以耽误你一点时间吗?

Have you got a moment?

Source: Tatoeba #1409152 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhī bú guò quán shì gè dà wù huì ér yǐ.这只不过全是个大误会而已。

It's all just a big misunderstanding.

Source: Tatoeba #537919 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men kě néng wù jiě tā le.我们可能误解她了。

We might have misunderstood her.

Source: Tatoeba #4265160 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí gè wù dǎo xìng de biāo tí.这是一个误导性的标题。

It's a misleading title.

Source: Tatoeba #8748556 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ dìyī cì fàn zhè yàng de cuò wù.这是我第一次犯这样的错误。

This is the first time I've ever made a mistake like this.

Source: Tatoeba #9962871 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 误 in context

  1. Say wù, then recall the core meaning: error, fault, mistake.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 错误 (cuò wù), meaning “mistaken”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 误 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.