How to write 錯
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Meaning of 錯
Pinyin
cuò
Radical
釒
Strokes
16
Definition
mistake / error / blunder / fault / cross / uneven / wrong
Usage
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錯
cuò
1. A grinding stone used for polishing jade.
琢玉用的砺石，磨石。
2. A file, that is, "锉" (a tool for polishing bones, horns, copper, and iron).
锉刀，即“鑢”。磋治骨角铜铁的工具。
3. To grind; to rub against.
打磨；磨擦。
4. To refine (jade).
治（玉）。
5. To gild or decorate with gold and silver.
用金银涂饰。
6. Inlaid or embroidered patterns.
镶嵌或绘绣花纹。
7. To hide.
隐藏。
8. To intersperse or mix.
间杂。
9. To intertwine.
相互交错。
10. Disorder; chaos.
错乱；杂乱。
11. Roughness of a surface.
物体表面粗糙。
12. A demeanor of respect and caution.
敬慎貌。
13. Error; mistake.
错误；乖谬。
14. Alternation; change.
更迭。
15. To contradict; not to conform.
违背，不合。
16. To abandon or forsake.
餕余。
17. To separate; to diverge.
分开；岔开。
18. To rotate; to move.
转动；移动。
19. Bad; inferior (used in a negative sense).
坏；差（用于否定式）。
20. To add; to take action.
加；施为。
21. A type of patterned fabric.
絣。
22. A small cauldron.
小鼎。
23. A surname.
姓。
Key notes:
本义 (Original Meaning):用金塗飾，鑲嵌 (to inlay with gold, silver, etc.)
造字法 (Character Formation):形聲。从金，昔聲 (Phonetic compound; composed of the components related to metal and sound).
1. Coarse wetstone used for polishing jade.
琢玉用的粗磨石。
2. A stone appropriate for sharpening tools; grindstone.
适于磨光或磨快刀具的石头；磨石。
3. A file; a tool for polishing bones, horns, copper, and iron.
銼刀。磋治骨角铜铁的工具。
4. Error; mistake.
错误。
5. In disorder; alternate.
雜亂;交錯。
6. Bad; inferior.
壞的;差的。
7. To abandon; to stop.
廢棄。
8. To rotate (in the context of movement).
轉動。
9. To give up or set aside.
安排或施行。
10. To spend or to take one's time.
过，过去。
11. Old translation of the chemical element "cerium."
化学元素“铈”的旧译。
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Input Method for 錯
Pinyin
cuo4
Wubi
qajg
Cangjie
opta
Zhengma
pek
Four Corner
84761
Unicode
U+932f
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category