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13 strokes16 strokes
Character #265 · The First 1000

cuò

mistake

mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind

Strokes
1316
TraditionalSimplified
錯 错
Poster cell
M10
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • bùcuò not bad; pretty good
  • cuòwù mistaken
  • méicuò that's right
  • cuòguò to miss
  • rèncuò to admit an error
  • cuòjué misconception
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 错錯

Write 错錯 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, cuò, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell M10 · 28 × 36 grid

错錯 is #265 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 错 mean in English?
错 (cuò) means "mistake": mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind.
How do you pronounce 错?
错 is pronounced cuò in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄘㄨㄛˋ.
How many strokes does 错 have?
The simplified form, 错, has 13 strokes. The traditional form, 錯, has 16.
What is the traditional form of 错?
The traditional form of 错 is 錯. 错 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 錯 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 错?
Common words that use 错 include 不错 (bùcuò, not bad; pretty good), 错误 (cuòwù, mistaken), 没错 (méicuò, that's right), 错过 (cuòguò, to miss).
How common is 错?
错 is number 265 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell M10 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.