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Translingual
Han character
錯 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 金廿日 (CTA), four-corner 84161, composition ⿰釒昔)
Derived characters
Related characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1312, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40579
- Dae Jaweon: page 1813, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4214, character 18
- Unihan data for U+932F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 借
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*ʔsjaːɡs, *ʔsjaːɡ
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| 唶
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*ʔsjaːɡs
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| 藉
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*zjaːɡs, *zjaːɡ
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| 躤
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*zjaːɡs
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| 蜡
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*zraːɡs, *sʰaːɡs
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| 齰
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*zraːɡs, *zraːɡ
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| 醋
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*sʰaːɡs
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| 錯
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*sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ
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| 措
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*sʰaːɡs
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| 厝
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*sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ
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| 逪
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*sʰaːɡ
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| 剒
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*sʰaːɡ
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| 鵲
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*sʰaɡ
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| 碏
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*sʰaɡ
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| 踖
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*sʰaɡ, *ʔsjaːɡ, *zjaːɡ
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| 趞
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*sʰaɡ
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| 皵
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*sʰaɡ, *sʰjaːɡ
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| 舄
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*sʰjaːɡ, *sʰaɡ, *sjaːɡ, *sjaːɡ
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| 斮
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*ʔsraɡ, *ʔsraːɡ
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| 簎
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*zraːwɢ, *sʰraːɡ, *zjaːɡ
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| 諎
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*ʔsraːɡ
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| 矠
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*sʰreːɡ, *zreːɡ
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| 庴
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*ʔsjaːɡ, *zjaːɡ
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| 籍
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*zjaːɡ
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| 耤
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*zjaːɡ
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| 猎
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*zjaːɡ
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| 昔
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*sjaːɡ
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| 惜
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*sjaːɡ
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| 腊
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*sjaːɡ
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| 焟
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*sjaːɡ
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| 棤
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*sjaːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 昔 (OC *sjaːɡ) – grindstone.
Etymology
- "whetstone, grindstone"
- From 磋 (OC *sʰlaːl, “to rub; to polish”) + suffix -k (Schuessler, 2007). Related to 厝 (OC *sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ).
- "criss-cross, interlocking, alternating, ornate"
- Related to 醋 (OC *sʰaːɡs), 胙 (OC *zaːɡs) and 祚 (OC *zaːɡs). Perhaps semantically extended to "mistake" (Schuessler, 2007).
- "lake"
- Borrowed from Tibetan མཚོ (mtsho, “lake”).
- "cerium"
- Borrowed from English cerium.
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- cuòr - “error; mistake; fault”.
Note:
- chó̤ - vernacular;
- cháuk - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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錯
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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13276
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Phonetic
component
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昔
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Rime
group
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暮
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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厝
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰaːɡs/
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Definitions
錯
- wrong; erroneous; incorrect
- 猜錯／猜错 ― cāicuò ― to guess wrong
- 錯字／错字 ― cuòzì ― wrong Chinese character
- 借錯書／借错书 ― jiè cuò shū ― to borrow the wrong book
- † bad; poor; inferior; substandard
- 不錯／不错 ― bùcuò ― not bad
- to make a mistake; to blunder; to err
我錯了，下次不敢了。 [MSC, trad.]
我错了，下次不敢了。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ cuò le, xiàcì bùgǎn le.
- I made a mistake. It won't happen again.
- error; mistake; fault
- 出錯／出错 ― chūcuò ― to make a mistake
全部都是你的錯。 [MSC, trad.]
全部都是你的错。 [MSC, simp.]- Quánbù dōu shì nǐ de cuò.
- It's all your fault.
- (in lake names of Tibet) lake
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
錯 (“wrong”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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過誤, 誤, 謬, 謬誤, 訛
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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錯, 不對, 錯誤
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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錯, 左
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| Taiwan
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錯, 不對
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| Jinan
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錯, 差
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| Xi'an
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錯
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| Ürümqi
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錯
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| Wuhan
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錯, 左
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| Chengdu
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錯, 拐
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| Guilin
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錯
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| Yangzhou
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錯
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| Nanjing
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差
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| Hefei
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錯
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| Malaysia
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錯, 不對
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| Singapore
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錯, 不對
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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錯, 唔啱
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| Hong Kong
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錯, 唔啱
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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錯
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| Macau
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錯
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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錯
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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唔啱
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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錯
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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錯
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| Foshan
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錯
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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錯
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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錯
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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錯, 唔啱
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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錯
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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錯
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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錯
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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錯
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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錯
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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錯
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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錯
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| Taishan
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錯
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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錯
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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錯
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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錯
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| Dongguan
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錯
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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錯
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| Yangjiang
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錯
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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唔啱, 錯
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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唔啱, 錯
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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錯
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| Lichuan
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錯
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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差, 唔啱
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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錯
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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錯
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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錯
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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錯
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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錯
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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唔著
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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唔著
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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唔著
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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唔著
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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唔著
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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唔著
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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錯, 不對, 差
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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錯
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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賺
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| Matsu
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賺
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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賺, 毋著
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| Quanzhou
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賺, 毋著
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| Shishi
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賺
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| Zhangzhou
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賺, 毋著
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| Zhao'an
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毋著
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| Taipei
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毋著
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| Kaohsiung
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毋著
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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salah, 毋著, 賺
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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salah, 毋著
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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毋著, 賺
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| Chaozhou
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賺
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| Shantou
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賺, 唔對, 唔著
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| Jieyang
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賺
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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salah, 唔著, 賺
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| Leizhou
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無著
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| Wenchang
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無著
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| Haikou
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錯
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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無著
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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錯, 唔啱
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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錯
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| Suzhou
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錯
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| Ningbo
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錯, 賺
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| Wenzhou
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賺
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| Jinhua
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賺
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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錯, 左
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| Shuangfeng
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造, 錯
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- 不好
- 不是
- 不韙／不韪 (bùwěi) (literary)
- 偏差 (piānchā)
- 問題／问题 (wèntí)
- 失誤／失误 (shīwù)
- 差失 (chāshī)
- 差池
- 差舛 (chāchuǎn) (literary)
- 差誤／差误 (chāwù)
- 差謬／差谬 (chāmiù) (literary)
- 差錯／差错 (chācuò)
- 疏失 (shūshī) (careless mistake)
- 紕繆／纰缪 (pīmiù) (literary)
- 訛／讹 (é) (literary, or in compounds)
- 誤差／误差 (wùchā) (especially in data)
- 誤謬／误谬 (wùmiù) (fallacy)
- 謬誤／谬误 (miùwù) (fallacy)
- 責任／责任 (zérèn)
- 過失／过失 (guòshī)
- 過錯／过错 (guòcuò)
- 錯誤／错误 (cuòwù)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "wrong"): 對／对 (duì, “right/correct”)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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錯
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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cuò
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tshak ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁak/
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| English
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slanting
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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錯
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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13280
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Phonetic
component
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昔
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Rime
group
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鐸
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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錯
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰaːɡ/
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Definitions
錯
- † to inlay with gold, silver, etc.
- † to grind; to polish
- † (alt. form 厝) coarse whetstone; grindstone
- † to mix; to blend
- † to be in disorder; disorderly
- to criss-cross; interlocking
- to separate; to stagger
- to turn
Synonyms
- (to separate): 錯開／错开 (cuòkāi)
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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錯
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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13276
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Phonetic
component
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昔
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Rime
group
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暮
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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厝
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰaːɡs/
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Definitions
錯
- † Alternative form of 措 (cuò, “to place; to carry out”)
- † Alternative form of 措 (cuò, “to abandon; to cease; to reject”)
Compounds
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
錯
- (chemistry, obsolete) Alternative name for 鈰／铈 (shì, “cerium”).
References
Japanese
Kanji
錯
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- mix, blend
- err, mistake; make an error
Readings
Korean
Hanja
錯 • (chak, jo) (hangeul 착, 조)
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Vietnamese
Han character
錯: Hán Nôm readings: thó, thác, thố, thộ, xác
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