誤 (ng6 | wu4) : incorrect; mistake; miss; impede; mistakenly

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誤

ng6

wu4

[1] [adj] incorrect; wrong
[2] [n] mistake; error
[3] [v] miss; delay
[4] [v] impede; hinder; harm
[5] [adv] mistakenly; by accident

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

誤 / 误

This word has been viewed 8629 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th May 2015 01:48

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誤會 ng6 wui6 wu4 hui4 = misunderstand, misinterpret

失誤 sat1 ng6 shi1 wu4 = error; to lapse; to miss; to err

錯誤 co3 ng6 cuo4 wu4 = error; mistake; mistaken

誤解 ng6 gaai2 wu4 jie3 = misunderstanding; misconception

誤差 ng6 caa1 wu4 cha1 = difference; inaccuracy; error

誤用 ng6 jung6 wu4 yong4 = misuse

耽誤 daam1 ng6 dan1 wu5 = to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere

延誤 jin4 ng6 yan2 wu4 = to cause or incur loss through delay; delayed

謬誤 mau6 ng6 miu4 wu4 = error; mistaken idea; falsehood

誤導 ng6 dou6 = misdirect; misguide; mislead
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不要嘲笑別人的錯誤或不幸。國
Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.

對他的錯誤不能遷就。國
We mustn't pass over his mistakes.

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Decimal representation of this word: 誤
Unicode code for this character: U+8aa4 (off-site link)

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