错误
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
错误 (cuòwù) · mistake
错误 (cuòwù) means “mistake; error; wrong”. It is written with 2 characters: 错 (wrong) + 误 (error). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 错误 is built
The characters
错 cuò · wrong
What 错 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 昔xī — past
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
Origin hint: Gold 钅 that once was 昔 but is lost (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
这是一个小错误。Zhè shì yī gè xiǎo cuòwù.This is a small mistake.
他的想法是错误的。Tā de xiǎngfǎ shì cuòwù de.His idea is wrong.
Questions about 错误
What does 错误 mean?
错误 (cuòwù) means “mistake; error; wrong”.
How do you pronounce 错误?
错误 is pronounced cuòwù.
Which HSK level is 错误?
错误 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 没错méicuòthat's right
- 错过cuòguòto miss, a chance, train, etc.
- 错cuòwrong
- 误会wùhuìto misunderstand
- 耽误dānwuto delay
- 失误shīwùmistake
- 误差wùchāerror
- 误解wùjiěto misunderstand
Learn 错误 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.