误wù
to delay, hold up. 9 strokes, radical 讠, first met in HSK 3.
What 误 is made of
讠 (yán, words) and 吴 (wú, one of several warring states).
讠 carries the meaning — speech — and 吴 carries the sound.
How to write 误
Strokes 1–2 write 讠, then strokes 3–9 write 吴.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 误
Words that use 误
| 误 | to delay, hold up 指耽搁了时间或事情 一位前辈为此牺牲过休息时间，从不误事。She never held up anything. Lesson 660, 舞蹈宣传 · 笃志博雅与通达四海 · Scholarly Diligence & Global Connections |
| 错误 | a flawed, mistaken result 做得不对、需要改正的地方 他很快改正了作业里的错误。He quickly corrected the mistake in his homework. Lesson 162, 补充修补与克服 · 奋斗拼搏与创造创新 · Aspiration, Innovation & Growth Milestones |
| 误会 | a misunderstanding 没有正确理解对方的意思，产生了错误想法 大家坦诚讨论，消除了误会。Everyone talked openly and cleared up the misunderstanding. Lesson 351, 研精毕智与潜心求索 · 研精致思与盛夏清波 · Systemic Precision, Deep Learning & Summer Rhythms |
| 失误 | mistake, error 指因疏忽而造成的差错 发现失误后立即纠正。Once a mistake was spotted, it was corrected right away. Lesson 481, 匠心正道 · 笃行守正与工巧化境 · Principled Action & Masterful Arts |
| 误解 | misunderstanding 指因理解错误而产生的隔阂 物业耐心沟通消除误解。Management patiently talked through the misunderstandings. Lesson 499, 物安人和 · 清源正本与和乐岁丰 · Clean Springs & Flourishing Countryside |
Characters that share the sound part 吴
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 讠
All 49 of them, and what the radical means, on the 言 radical page.