错 cuò
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
错别字
cuòbiézì
wrongly written or misused character; typo
Characters in this word
别 bié
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 另 another 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
字 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- Made of
- 宀 roof 子 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 正式公文里出现错别字，会让读者质疑整个部门的专业程度。 Zhèngshì gōngwén lǐ chūxiàn cuòbiézì, huì ràng dúzhě zhíyí zhěnggè bùmén de zhuānyè chéngdù. If a formal official document contains a wrongly written character, readers may question the professionalism of the whole department.
- 作文里有两个错别字，老师都圈了出来。 Zuòwén lǐ yǒu liǎng ge cuòbiézì, lǎoshī dōu quān le chūlái. There were two wrong characters in the essay, and the teacher circled both.
- 发消息之前最好检查一下有没有错别字。 Fā xiāoxi zhīqián zuìhǎo jiǎnchá yíxià yǒu méiyǒu cuòbiézì. Before sending a message, it is best to check for typos.
Related words
- 错 cuò wrong; mistake
- 不错 búcuò good; not bad
- 错误 cuòwù mistake; error
- 没错 méicuò correct; right
- 认错 rèncuò to admit a mistake
- 差错 chācuò error; mistake
- 错觉 cuòjué illusion; misconception; false impression
- 错位 cuòwèi to be misplaced; to be out of alignment; dislocation
- 错综复杂 cuòzōngfùzá intricate; complicated; complex
- 过错 guòcuò fault; mistake; wrongdoing
- 别 bié don't; other
- 别的 biéde other, else