懂中文 Dong Chinese

誤

wù

mistake

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 吳 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

吳 sound component

吳  Sound component

wú

  

one of warring states

Evolution

誤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
誤 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
誤 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
誤 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
誤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

误 (誤) 

wù

err, make mistake; interfere; mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly

Most common words with 誤
Freq.
Word
Meaning

错误

error

误会

to mistake

失误

lapse

误

mistake

误解

to misread