误

wù

err, make mistake; interfere

How to write 误, stroke by stroke

mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly

Pictophonetic: semantic 讠 (speech), phonetic 吴

Made of 讠 + 吴

错误cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
误会wù huìto misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding
耽误dān wuto delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
误解wù jiěto misunderstand; misunderstanding
失误shī wùlapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
误导wù dǎoto mislead; to misguide; misleading
延误yán wùto postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
无误wú wùverified; unmistaken
误差wù chādifference; error; inaccuracy
误杀wù shāto mistakenly kill; manslaughter
误判wù pànto misjudge; error of judgment; incorrect ruling; miscarriage of justice
误伤wù shāngto injure accidentally; accidental injury

我不想有任何误会。
wǒ bù xiǎng yǒu rèn hé wù huì 。
I don't want there to be any misunderstanding.
恐怕你误解我了。
kǒng pà nǐ wù jiě wǒ le 。
I'm afraid you misunderstood me.
你每次都继续犯同样的错误。
nǐ měi cì dōu jì xù fàn tóng yàng de cuò wù 。
You continue making the same mistakes time after time.
可以耽误你一点时间吗?
kě yǐ dān wù nǐ yì diǎn shí jiān ma ?
Do you have a minute?
这是一个误导性的标题。
zhè shì yí gè wù dǎo xìng de biāo tí 。
It's a misleading title.