误(wù)

HSK 39 strokesTrad. 誤

mistake

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Character information

Pinyin
wù
Meaning
mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
誤

Origin & structure

Where 误 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠吴

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech); 吴 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

讠yán吴wú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 误 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 误

Common words using 误 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wù误huì会
HSK 4

to misunderstand

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shī失wù误
HSK 5

lapse

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wù误jiě解
HSK 5

to misunderstand

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yán延wù误
HSK 7-9

to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a d…

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dān耽wù误
HSK 7-9

to delay

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wù误qū区
HSK 7-9

mistaken ideas; misconceptions; the error of one's ways

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wù误dǎo导
HSK 7-9

to mislead

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wù误chā差
HSK 7-9

difference

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会失解延耽区导差

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