误差
Old HSK 6
误差 (wùchā) · error
误差 (wùchā) means “error; margin of error”. It is written with 2 characters: 误 (error) + 差 (poor). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 误差 is built
The characters
误 wù · error
What 误 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 吴wú — one of several warring states
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 吴 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
差 chà · poor
What 差 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个实验的误差很小。Zhège shíyàn de wùchā hěn xiǎo.The error in this experiment is very small.
测量难免会有误差。Cèliáng nánmiǎn huì yǒu wùchā.Measurements inevitably have some error.
Questions about 误差
What does 误差 mean?
误差 (wùchā) means “error; margin of error”.
How do you pronounce 误差?
误差 is pronounced wùchā.
Which HSK level is 误差?
误差 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 错误cuòwùmistake
- 误会wùhuìto misunderstand
- 耽误dānwuto delay
- 失误shīwùmistake
- 误解wùjiěto misunderstand
- 差不多chàbuduōalmost
- 出差chūchāito go on a business trip
- 差别chābiédifference
- 差距chājùgap
- 时差shíchātime difference
Learn 误差 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 193: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.