误 wù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 吴 one of several warring states
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
误区
wùqū
misconception; mistaken area of understanding
Characters in this word
区 qū
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匸 — box
- Made of
- 匸 box 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 把考试成绩等同于学习能力，是许多家长常见的误区。 Bǎ kǎoshì chéngjì děngtóng yú xuéxí nénglì, shì xǔduō jiāzhǎng chángjiàn de wùqū. Equating exam scores with learning ability is a common misconception among many parents.
- 很多人认为吃得越清淡越健康，其实这是一个误区。 Hěnduō rén rènwéi chī de yuè qīngdàn yuè jiànkāng, qíshí zhè shì yīgè wùqū. Many people believe that the plainer the food, the healthier it is, but in fact this is a misconception.
- 学习外语时，死记单词是最常见的误区之一。 Xuéxí wàiyǔ shí, sǐjì dāncí shì zuì chángjiàn de wùqū zhī yī. When learning a foreign language, rote memorization of words is one of the most common misconceptions.
Related words
- 错误 cuòwù mistake; error
- 误会 wùhuì misunderstanding; to misunderstand
- 失误 shīwù mistake
- 误解 wùjiě to misunderstand
- 耽误 dānwu to delay, to waste time
- 误 wù to mistake, to misunderstand
- 误差 wùchā error; deviation
- 误导 wùdǎo to mislead
- 延误 yánwù to delay; to hold up
- 地区 dìqū area; region
- 区 qū district; area
- 区别 qūbié difference