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Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 吳 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (誤)
Simplified (误)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
誤
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
誤
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
誤
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
誤
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
誤
Regular
Modern
Chinese
误 / 誤 [wù]
mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
Japanese
mistake; error
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (63)
错误 [cuòwù] #787
error
误会 [wùhuì] #2,269
to misunderstand
失误 [shīwù] #5,274
lapse
误解 [wùjiě] #4,854
to misunderstand
耽误 [dānwu] #5,536
to delay
误导 [wùdǎo] #7,967
to mislead
误差 [wùchā] #21,809
difference
延误 [yánwu] #12,919
to delay
误区 [wùqū] #40,753
mistaken ideas
无误 [wúwù] #18,066
verified
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JAPANESE WORDS (130)
⭐ 誤解 [ごかい] #1,754
misunderstanding
⭐ 誤魔化す [ごまかす] #3,538
to deceive
⭐ 誤る [あやまる] #5,707
to make a mistake (in)
⭐ 過ち [あやまち] #7,442
fault
⭐ 誤り [あやまり] #12,532
error
⭐ 試行錯誤 [しこうさくご] #13,525
trial and error
⭐ 誤算 [ごさん] #14,361
miscalculation
見誤る [みあやまる] #15,001
to mistake (for something or someone else)
⭐ 誤差 [ごさ] #15,023
measurement error
誤魔化し [ごまかし] #21,138
cheating
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