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
错觉
cuòjué
illusion; misconception; false impression
Characters in this word
觉 jué
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- ⺍ sprouts 冖 cover 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 高速列车进站时，强烈的气流会给人一种站台在晃动的错觉。 Gāosù lièchē jìnzhàn shí, qiángliè de qìliú huì gěi rén yì zhǒng zhàntái zài huàngdòng de cuòjué. When a high-speed train enters the station, the strong airflow can create the illusion that the platform is shaking.
- 这两条线其实一样长，只是看起来不同，这是一种错觉。 Zhè liǎng tiáo xiàn qíshí yíyàng cháng, zhǐshì kàn qǐlái bù tóng, zhè shì yì zhǒng cuòjué. These two lines are actually the same length and only look different; it is an illusion.
- 他笑得很亲切，让我产生了一种他是好人的错觉。 Tā xiào de hěn qīnqiè, ràng wǒ chǎnshēng le yì zhǒng tā shì hǎorén de cuòjué. He smiled so warmly that I had the false impression he was a good person.
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
- 错别字 cuòbiézì wrongly written or misused character; typo
- 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
- 觉得 juéde to think, to feel
- 睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep, to go to bed