错 cuò▶ incorrecto, equivocado

Stroke order

错 is written in 13 strokes.

• 错

Senses

1. mistake
2. wrong
3. bad
4. interlocking
5. complex
6. to grind
7. to polish
8. to alternate
9. to stagger
10. to miss
11. to let slip
12. to evade
13. to inlay with gold or silver

Example sentences

• 我做错了吗？Wǒ zuò cuò le ma?Did I do it wrong?
• 对不起，我错了。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ cuò le.Sorry, I was wrong.

Related words

• 错误error

错 is pronounced cuò and means “incorrecto, equivocado”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 错 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.