CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- wu4
- English meanings
- mistake, error, to miss, to harm, to delay, to neglect, mistakenly
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 讠; right 吴.
Meaning & sound clues
讠 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “speech”.
吴 is identified as the sound component (wú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 误.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
crow; black
five
five; company; ranks
insult; bully
affair; must
do not
noon
sob; whistle sound
dock; low wall
room
shaman; witch
realize; awaken
contrary
not have
meet
martial
do not
dirty
no; without
thing; object
dance
overgrown; mixed
rime
gallop; pursue
Example sentences
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Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 失误
- 延误
- 耽误
- 误会
- 误区
- 误导
- 误差
- 误解
- 错误