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错cuò

wrong; mistaken; interlocking; irregular; fault; mistake

错 means wrong, mistaken, or interlocked; 不错 means not bad.

GF0025–2021 character list · 一级

One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.

WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

left / right

Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

left / right · 错

WHOLE CHARACTER

wrong; mistaken; interlocking; irregular; fault; mistake

错 means wrong, mistaken, or interlocked; 不错 means not bad.

METAL MEANING SIDE

metal; gold (from 金)

The left-side metal form; not a standalone page.

In 错: metal meaning side ZDIC records the metal side as the meaning clue.

SOUND SIDE

former times

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 错: sound side ZDIC records 昔 as the sound side; 昔 xī and 错 cuò differ in modern reading.

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

钱 qián — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 错.

借 jiè — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 错.

铁 tiě — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 错.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 05fa0ef6fb32abe91e2072164bd42775d0f3b04af901a9a53d5656f0af0fbb84. Captured 2026-11-01T01:21:44.693Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.