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1.

Animated Stroke Order 误

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 误 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 误

误 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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误=讠speech+吴name of a state

Speech (讠) that causes delay or error (吴) — to mistake or misunderstand.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 误

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 误

HSK words that contain this character.

误会

wù huì

to misunderstand

错误

cuò wù

error; mistake

耽误

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 误 is used in context

xū虚

jiǎ假

guǎng广

gào告

huì会

wù误

dǎo

Information

Pinyinwù

Meaningmistake

Strokes9

Radical讠

Traditional誤

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1025

Zhuyinㄨˋ

UnicodeU+8BEF

CangjieYRRVK

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dān wu

delay; hold up

HSK 5

失误

shī wù

miss; fault

误差

wù chā

error

误解

wù jiě

misread; misunderstand; misconstrue

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延误

yán wù

Delay / Postpone

误区

wù qū

Misunderstanding

误导

wù dǎo

Mislead

导

xiāo消

fèi费

zhě者

。

False advertising can mislead consumers.

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

wù误

huì会

wǒ我

de的

yì意

si思

。

Please don't misunderstand my meaning.

Zhè这

ge个

jué决

dìng定

shì是

gè个

wù误

，

wǒ我

men们

děi得

chóng重

xīn新

kǎo考

lǜ虑

。

This decision was a mistake; we need to reconsider.

zhè这

ge个

jì计

suàn算

yǒu有

yí一

gè个

míng明

xiǎn显

de的

cuò错

wù误

。

There is an obvious error in this calculation.

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