誤

See also: 误

誤	U+8AA4, 誤 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8AA4

← 誣
[U+8AA3]

CJK Unified Ideographs

誥 →
[U+8AA5]

Translingual

Japanese	誤
Simplified	误
Traditional	誤

Han character

誤 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜口口一大 (YRRMK) or 卜口口女大 (YRRVK), four-corner 0668₁, composition ⿰言吴(G) or ⿰言呉(J) or ⿰言吳(TK))

References

KangXi: page 1163, character 20

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35546

Dae Jaweon: page 1629, character 4

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3976, character 3

Unihan data for U+8AA4

Chinese

trad.		誤
simp.		误
alternative forms		悞／悮

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (吳) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
吳	*ŋʷaː
蜈	*ŋʷaː
鋘	ŋʷaː, ŋʷraː
麌	ŋʷaː, ŋʷaʔ
祦	*ŋaː
誤	*ŋʷaːs
悞	*ŋʷaːs
娛	ŋʷaːs, ŋʷa
虞	*ŋʷa
澞	*ŋʷa
鸆	*ŋʷa
俁	*ŋʷaʔ
噳	*ŋʷaʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋʷaːs) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 吳 (OC *ŋʷaː) – to speak an error.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wù (wu⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄨˋ
(Chengdu, SP): wu⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): ng⁶
(Taishan, Wiktionary): m⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): u⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngu
(Meixian, Guangdong): ngu⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): vu³
Min Dong (BUC): nguô
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): ngō͘ / gō͘
(Teochew, Peng'im): ghou⁷
Wu (Wiktionary): ngu (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): u⁵ / u⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wù
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wù
  - Wade–Giles: wu⁴
  - Yale: wù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh
  - Palladius: у (u)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: wu⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: u
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vu²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁶
  - Yale: ngh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: m⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: u⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋu⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋu⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: vu³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /vu⁴⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: nguô
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuɔ²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngō͘
  - Tâi-lô: ngōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ̃²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘
  - Tâi-lô: gōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: go
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ɡɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɡɔ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɔ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghou⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gōu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡou¹¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ngu (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋv̩ʷ²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: u⁵ / u⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹/, /u⁴⁵/

Note:

u5 - vernacular;
u4 - literary.

Middle Chinese: /ŋuo^H/

Rime
Character	誤
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	五故切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋuo^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋuo^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋo^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɔ^H/
Li Rong	/ŋo^H/
Wang Li	/ŋu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋuo^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ng⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋʷˤa-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋʷaːs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	誤
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wù
Middle Chinese	‹ ngu^H ›
Old Chinese	/*ŋʷˁa-s/
English	deceive; mistake
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	誤
Reading #	1/1
No.	13099
Phonetic component	吴
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	誤
Old Chinese	/*ŋʷaːs/

Definitions

誤

incorrect
誤解／误解 ― wùjiě ― misconception
很多人誤以為竹子是一種樹。 [MSC, trad.]
很多人误以为竹子是一种树。 [MSC, simp.]
Hěnduō rén wù yǐwéi zhúzi shì yī zhǒnɡ shù. [Pinyin]
Many people wrongly believe that bamboo is a tree.
error; mistake
筆誤／笔误 ― bǐwù ― slip of the pen
to miss
誤點／误点 ― wùdiǎn ― to be behind schedule
誤了飛機／误了飞机 ― wù le fēijī ― to have missed a flight
to hinder; to impair; to delay
誤國／误国 ― wùguó ― to be detrimental to the nation
誤人子弟／误人子弟 ― wùrénzǐdì ― to lead young people astray
- 但是我這銀子，三日內有個要緊用處，你可別誤了我的事！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  但是我这银子，三日内有个要紧用处，你可别误了我的事！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can
  Dànshì wǒ zhè yínzi, sānrì nèi yǒu ge yàojǐn yòngchù, nǐ kě bié wù le wǒ de shì! [Pinyin]
  But I have an important use for this money in three days. Don't mess things up for me!
to confuse; to delude
mistakenly
誤傷／误伤 ― wùshāng ― to injure by mistake

Compounds

Derived terms from 誤

一差二誤／一差二误 (yīchā'èrwù)
一誤再誤／一误再误 (yīwùzàiwù)
不得有誤／不得有误
乖誤／乖误
偏誤／偏误 (piānwù)
刊誤／刊误 (kānwù)
刊誤表／刊误表 (kānwùbiǎo)
勘誤／勘误 (kānwù)
勘誤表／勘误表 (kānwùbiǎo)
口誤／口误 (kǒuwù)
合理錯誤／合理错误 (hélǐ cuòwù)
因循坐誤／因循坐误
失誤／失误 (shīwù)
延誤／延误 (yánwù)
扶同詿誤／扶同诖误
擔誤／担误
東差西誤／东差西误
欺君誤國／欺君误国
正誤／正误 (zhèngwù)
正誤表／正误表
洪喬之誤／洪乔之误
無誤／无误 (wúwù)
筆誤／笔误 (bǐwù)
罣誤／罣误
耽誤／耽误 (dānwu)

脫誤／脱误
臨期失誤／临期失误
自誤／自误 (zìwù)
舛誤／舛误
訛誤／讹误 (éwù)
詿誤／诖误
誖誤／誖误
誤事／误事 (wùshì)
誤人／误人
誤人子弟／误人子弟 (wùrénzǐdì)
誤信／误信
誤傳／误传 (wùchuán)
誤傷／误伤 (wùshāng)
誤入歧途／误入歧途 (wùrùqítú)
誤判／误判 (wùpàn)
誤區／误区 (wùqū)
誤國／误国 (wùguó)
誤國害民／误国害民
誤國欺君／误国欺君
誤國殃民／误国殃民
誤國殄民／误国殄民
誤報／误报 (wùbào)
誤寫／误写
誤導／误导 (wùdǎo)
誤差／误差 (wùchā)

誤打誤撞／误打误撞 (wùdǎwùzhuàng)
誤投／误投
誤時／误时
誤會／误会 (wùhuì)
誤期／误期
誤植／误植 (wùzhí)
誤殺／误杀 (wùshā)
誤用／误用 (wùyòng)
誤解／误解 (wùjiě)
誤診／误诊 (wùzhěn)
誤認／误认 (wùrèn)
誤謬／误谬 (wùmiù)
誤譯／误译 (wùyì)
誤讀／误读 (wùdú)
誤餐／误餐
誤餐費／误餐费
誤點／误点 (wùdiǎn)
謬誤／谬误 (miùwù)
謬誤百出／谬误百出
貽誤／贻误 (yíwù)
迷誤／迷误 (míwù)
過誤／过误
違誤／违误 (wéiwù)
遲誤／迟误 (chíwù)
錯誤／错误 (cuòwù)

Japanese

Shinjitai	誤
Kyūjitai [1][2][3]	誤󠄁 誤+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	誤󠄄 誤+`󠄄`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

誤

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

wrong, incorrect
to err, to mistake, error

Readings

Go-on: ぐ (gu)^{←ぐ (gu, historical)}
Kan-on: ご (go, Jōyō)^{←ご (go, historical)}
Kun: あやまる (ayamaru, 誤る, Jōyō); あやまり (ayamari, 誤り)

Compounds

誤(ご)飲(いん) (goin)
誤(ご)嚥(えん) (goen)
誤(ご)解(かい) (gokai): misunderstanding
誤(ご)記(き) (goki)
誤(ご)見(けん) (goken)
誤(ご)差(さ) (gosa): error (difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one)
誤(ご)殺(さつ) (gosatsu)
誤(ご)察(さつ) (gosatsu)
誤(ご)作(さ)動(どう) (go-sadō)
誤(ご)算(さん) (gosan): miscalculation
誤(ご)字(じ) (goji): a typo
誤(ご)字(じ)る (gojiru): (informal) to make a misspelling or mistyping
誤(ご)写(しゃ) (gosha)
誤(ご)射(しゃ) (gosha)
誤(ご)称(しょう) (goshō): misnomer
誤(ご)食(しょく) (goshoku)
誤(ご)植(しょく) (goshoku): misprint, typo
誤(ご)信(しん) (goshin)
誤(ご)診(しん) (goshin): wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
誤(ご)審(しん) (goshin)
誤(ご)送(そう) (gosō)
誤(ご)想(そう) (gosō)
誤(ご)送(そう)信(しん) (go-sōshin)
誤(ご)脱(だつ) (godatsu)
誤(ご)断(だん) (godan)
誤(ご)伝(でん) (goden)
誤(ご)電(でん) (goden)
誤(ご)答(とう) (gotō)
誤(ご)動(どう)作(さ) (go-dōsa)
誤(ご)投(とう)与(よ) (go-tōyo)
誤(ご)読(どく) (godoku): mispronunciation
誤(ご)認(にん) (gonin)
誤(ご)納(のう) (gonō)
誤(ご)配(はい) (gohai)
誤(ご)爆(ばく) (gobaku): bombing wrong target; explosion by mistake; (Internet slang) posting comment on wrong place
誤(ご)払(ばら)い (gobarai)
誤(ご)判(はん) (gohan)
誤(ご)判(はん)断(だん) (go-handan)
誤(ご)謬(びゅう) (gobyū): (logic)fallacy, error
誤(ご)品(ひん) (gohin)
誤(ご)聞(ぶん) (gobun)
誤(ご)変(へん)換(かん) (go-henkan)
誤(ご)報(ほう) (gohō): to report incorrectly; to misinform; to produce a false alarm
誤(ご)魔(ま)化(か)す (gomakasu): deceive, falsify
誤(ご)訳(やく) (goyaku): mistranslation
誤(ご)用(よう) (goyō)
誤(ご)療(りょう) (goryō)
医(い)療(りょう)過(か)誤(ご) (iryō kago)
過(か)誤(ご) (kago)
刊(かん)誤(ご) (kango)
弘(こう)法(ぼう)にも筆(ふで)の誤(あやま)り (kōbō ni mo fude no ayamari): even Homer nods: even the experts make mistakes
錯(さく)誤(ご) (sakugo): mistake, error, discrepancy
差(さ)誤(ご) (sago)
試(し)行(こう)錯(さく)誤(ご) (shikō sakugo): trial and error
事(じ)実(じつ)誤(ご)認(にん) (jijitsu gonin): mistake a fact
時(じ)代(だい)錯(さく)誤(ご) (jidai sakugo): anachronism
失(しつ)誤(ご) (shitsugo)
正(せい)誤(ご) (seigo)
間(ま)誤(ご)付(つ)く (magotsuku): to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss

References

白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014), “誤”, in 字通普及版 (Jitsū fukyūban, “Jitsū trade edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN
1914, 漢和大辭書 (Kanwa Dai Jisho, “The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1975 (paper), page 1039 (digital), Tōkyō: 興文社 (Kōbunsha)
1927, 新漢和辭典 (Shin Kanwa Jiten, “The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1125 (paper), page 575 (digital), Ōsaka: 松雲堂 (Shōundō)

Korean

Hanja

誤 (eumhun 그르칠 오 (geureuchil o))

Hanja form^? of 오 (“error; blunder”).
Hanja form^? of 오 (“doubt; suspicion”).

Compounds

오해 (誤解, ohae)
오타 (誤打, ota, “typo”)
오답 (誤答, odap, “incorrect answer or response”)

Vietnamese

Han character

誤: Hán Nôm readings: ngộ, ngỡ, ngợ

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[1] 白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014), “誤”, in 字通普及版 (Jitsū fukyūban, “Jitsū trade edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN

[2] 1914, 漢和大辭書 (Kanwa Dai Jisho, “The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1975 (paper), page 1039 (digital), Tōkyō: 興文社 (Kōbunsha)

[3] 1927, 新漢和辭典 (Shin Kanwa Jiten, “The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1125 (paper), page 575 (digital), Ōsaka: 松雲堂 (Shōundō)