误

誤
wù
#852 most
frequent character
mistake, error, miss, by mistake
noun
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

误 has 讠 speech as its meaning part and 吴 wú as the sound part. It first meant mistake or error. From there it grew to mean to miss something and to delay.

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Example Sentences

这是一场严重的误会。
zhè shì yī cháng yánzhòng de wùhuì 。
This is a serious misunderstanding.
我不小心写错了，真是一个误。
wǒ bùxiǎoxīn xiěcuò le ， zhēnshì yígè wù 。
I accidentally wrote it wrong, what a mistake.
他误解了我的意思。
tā wùjiě le wǒde yìsī 。
He misunderstood my meaning.

Words with similar meanings

错误cuòwù
error
An alternate term often used in formal contexts to indicate a mistake or error.
失误shīwù
misstep
Refers specifically to a mistake made due to carelessness or oversight, often used in procedural contexts.

Homophones

HSK 5
雾wù
fog, mist
HSK 6
勿wù
do not
物wù
(bound form) thing
务wù
affair, business, matter
恶wù
to hate, to loathe, ashamed
悟wù
to comprehend, to apprehend

Words Starting With 误

误会wù huì
to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding
误差wù chā
difference; error; inaccuracy
误解wù jiě
to misunderstand; to misread; misunderstanding

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