错误 (cuò wù)

Character breakdown

• 错 (Cuò) · 13 strokes

  Simplified form of 錯. Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "grind stone", which later shifted to "mix", "be in d…

• 误 (wù) · 9 strokes

  Simplified form of 誤. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 吴 represents the sound.