Wrong in Chinese (Mandarin): 错 (cuò)
错
cuò
wrong
- Simplified
- 错
- Traditional
- 錯
- Pinyin
- cuò
- Typed as
- cuo
Use it in a sentence
你写错了。
你寫錯了。
You wrote it wrong.
The characters in 错
错 / 錯
Wrong, a mistake. 钅 (metal) is on the left.
13 strokes
Fourth tone. Not bad, meaning pretty good, is 不错 (búcuò). It's my fault is 是我的错 (shì wǒ de cuò).
More examples with 错
是我的错。
是我的錯。
Shì wǒ de cuò.
It's my fault.
你画得不错！
你畫得不錯！
Nǐ huà de búcuò!
You drew it well!
How to write 错 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
错 13 strokes
In Traditional characters:
錯 16 strokes
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