错
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cuò · error, mistake

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HSK 2.0 · Level 2HSK 3.0 · Level 2Frequency #531
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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

钅Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 错

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cuòWords pronounced cuò
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Example sentences

Notice where 错 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ yǒu gè bú cuò de xiǎng fǎ.我有个不错的想法。

I've had a brilliant idea.

Source: Tatoeba #5574490 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng cuò guò wǒ de huǒ chē.我不想错过我的火车。

I don't want to miss my train.

Source: Tatoeba #1783798 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ juéde tā zhēn de hěn bú cuò.我觉得它真的很不错。

I thought that it was very good.

Source: Tatoeba #10457860 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ de cuò, bú shì nǐ de cuò.这是我的错,不是你的错。

It's my fault, not yours.

Source: Tatoeba #3089864 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè bú shì wǒ de cuò!这不是我的错!

It's not my fault!

Source: Tatoeba #501542 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú shì wǒ de cuò.不是我的错。

It's not my fault.

Source: Tatoeba #517562 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 错 in context

  1. Say cuò, then recall the core meaning: error, mistake.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 不错 (bú cuò), meaning “correct”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 错 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.