错

cuò

c+uò·4th tone

mistake · wrong

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 13 HSK 1

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇锁

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇锁锡钻钩

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Character Decomposition

错=钅+昔

Etymology

Gold 钅 that once was 昔 but is lost

Meanings

mistake

wrong

bad

interlocking

complex

to grind

to polish

to alternate

to stagger

to miss

to let slip

to evade

to inlay with gold or silver

cuò

surname Cuo

Cuò

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Words with 错 220 total

many and varied璀错cuǐ cuò mistake; slip-up; fault; error · accident; mishap差错chā cuò to make a mistake · error出错chū cuò to correct an error改错gǎi cuò blunder大错dà cuò seafood delicacy海错hǎi cuò to correct an error纠错jiū cuò intertwined (of tree roots or branches) · fig. an intricate matter盘错pán cuò to admit an error · to acknowledge one's mistake认错rèn cuò (of a system) fault-tolerant容错róng cuò

Idioms with 错 50 total Chain

uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly · in a tangled mess参差错落cēn cī cuò luò disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly错落不齐cuò luò bù qí in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect错落有致cuò luò yǒu zhì

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