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CHINESE CHARACTER

错 (cuò): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

cuò
error, mistake; incorrect, wrong
HSK 213 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

钅 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 错.

钅 · 昔

Visible components

错 is decomposed as ⿰钅昔.

STROKES · 13

Write 错 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 错

不错

他们不错。

Tā men bú cuò。

They were good.

我错了吗?

Wǒ cuò le ma?

Am I wrong?

错过

我不想错过我的火车。

Wǒ bù xiǎng cuò guò wǒ de huǒ chē。

I don't want to miss my train.

FAQ

What does 错 (cuò) mean in Chinese?

error, mistake; incorrect, wrong

How do you write 错 in stroke order?

错 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 错?

钅 is the radical in 错. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 错?

不错 (búcuò): correct; right; not bad; pretty good; 错 (cuò): surname Cuo; mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; 错过 (cuòguò): to miss (train, opportunity etc).