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Character Decomposition
误=讠+吴
Etymology
speech
Meanings
mistake
error
to miss
to harm
to delay
to neglect
mistakenly
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Words with 误 152 total
to delay · to procrastinate迟误chí wùto correct printing errors刊误kān wùmistake差误chā wùerror in a text · text corruption讹误é wùa slip of a pen · CL: chù笔误bǐ wùto delay · to hold up · to waste time · to interfere with耽误dān wuerror · mistaken idea · falsehood谬误miù wùlapse · mistake · to make a mistake · fault · service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)失误shī wùmistake; error · to mislead; to lead astray迷误mí wùdouble fault (in tennis)双误shuāng wùomission · missing word脱误tuō wù
Idioms with 误 22 total Chain
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good聪明反被聪明误cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wùlit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) · fig. time invested in preparations is not lost · a beard well lathered is half shaved磨刀不误砍柴工mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōngaccidentally · to act before thinking误打误撞wù dǎ wù zhuàng(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress · (of media) to propagate errors · to lead people astray误人子弟wù rén zǐ dì