Usage of the character 错

mistake
wrong
bad
interlocking
complex
to grind
to polish
to alternate
to stagger
to miss
to let slip
to evade
to inlay with gold or silver

Cuò

错

[錯]

surname Cuo

shīcuò

失错

[失錯]

to make a careless mistake
mistake; slip-up

guòcuò

过错

[過錯]

mistake
fault
responsibility (for a fault)

cuòluàn

错乱

[錯亂]

in disorder
deranged (mentally)

cuòcéng

错层

[錯層]

split-level (home)

cuòshí

错时

[錯時]

to stagger (holidays, working hours etc)

dàcuò

大错

[大錯]

blunder

zǒucuò

走错

[走錯]

to go the wrong way
to take the wrong (road, exit etc)

cuòlòu

错漏

[錯漏]

error and negligence

cuòluò

错落

[錯落]

strewn at random
disorderly
untidy
irregular
uneven

cuòjué

错觉

[錯覺]

misconception
illusion
misperception

cuòjiě

错解

[錯解]

misinterpretation
mistaken explanation

chūcuò

出错

[出錯]

to make a mistake
error

cuòwù

错误

[錯誤]

mistaken; false; wrong
error; mistake
CL:個／个 (gè)

cuòdú

错读

[錯讀]

to mispronounce

dǎcuò

打错

[打錯]

to err
to dial a wrong number
to make a typo

jiūcuò

纠错

[糾錯]

to correct an error

cuò'è

错愕

[錯愕]

astonished; startled

nòngcuò

弄错

[弄錯]

to err
to get sth wrong
to miscalculate
to misunderstand

tīngcuò

听错

[聽錯]

to mishear

cuòdòng

错动

[錯動]

to move relative to one another

cuòjiǎo

错角

[錯角]

(math.) alternate angles

cuòguò

错过

[錯過]

to miss (train, opportunity etc)

Cuònà

错那

[錯那]

Cona county, Tibetan: Mtsho sna rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

cuòzá

错杂

[錯雜]

mixed; jumbled

cuòchē

错车

[錯車]

to give right of way to another vehicle
the wrong bus

jìcuò

记错

[記錯]

to remember incorrectly

cuòyǔ

错语

[錯語]

(TCM) paraphasia

cuò'ài

错爱

[錯愛]

misplaced kindness
humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.

cuòkāi

错开

[錯開]

to stagger (times)

cuòfēng

错峰

[錯峰]

to stagger usage to ameliorate peak load

jīngcuò

惊错

[驚錯]

puzzled
surprised and nonplussed

cuòzōng

错综

[錯綜]

intricate
complicated
tangled
involved
to synthesize

shìcuò

试错

[試錯]

trial and error (abbr. for 嘗試錯誤法／尝试错误法 (chángshìcuòwùfǎ))
to experiment (to see what works and what doesn't)

cuòwèi

错位

[錯位]

to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; to be misplaced
(medicine) to be in malposition
(fig.) erroneous; eccentric

cuòshī

错失

[錯失]

fault
mistake
to miss (a chance)

hǎicuò

海错

[海錯]

seafood delicacy

cuǐcuò

璀错

[璀錯]

many and varied

chācuò

差错

[差錯]

mistake; slip-up; fault; error
accident; mishap

rèncuò

认错

[認錯]

to admit an error
to acknowledge one's mistake

cuò'àn

错案

[錯案]

a misjudged legal case
a miscarriage (of justice)

zuòcuò

做错

[做錯]

to make an error

cuòzì

错字

[錯字]

incorrect character
typo (in Chinese text)

chéngcuò

程错

[程錯]

(computing) glitch
bug

fàncuò

犯错

[犯錯]

to err
to make a mistake
to do the wrong thing

cuòguài

错怪

[錯怪]

to blame sb wrongly

cuòchu

错处

[錯處]

fault

róngcuò

容错

[容錯]

(of a system) fault-tolerant

gǎicuò

改错

[改錯]

to correct an error

pīncuò

拼错

[拼錯]

to misspell
to piece together incorrectly

cuòpiào

错票

[錯票]

error note (i.e. misprinted banknote)

cuòshì

错视

[錯視]

optical illusion
trick of the eye
parablepsia

bùcuò

不错

[不錯]

correct
right
not bad
pretty good

méicuò

没错

[沒錯]

that's right
sure!
rest assured!
that's good
can't go wrong

cuòyòng

错用

[錯用]

to misuse
to misapply

bàocuò

报错

[報錯]

to report an error
to give wrong information

páicuò

排错

[排錯]

troubleshooting
debugging
to debug
erratum
to arrange in incorrect sequence

jiāocuò

交错

[交錯]

to crisscross
to intertwine

páncuò

盘错

[盤錯]

intertwined (of tree roots or branches)
fig. an intricate matter

gǎocuò

搞错

[搞錯]

mistake
to make a mistake
to blunder
mistaken

kàncuò

看错

[看錯]

to misinterpret what one sees or reads
to misjudge (sb)
to mistake (sb for sb else)
to misread (a document)

shìcuòjué

视错觉

[視錯覺]

optical illusion

Cuònàxiàn

错那县

[錯那縣]

Cona county, Tibetan: Mtsho sna rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

cuòbiézì

错别字

[錯別字]

incorrectly written or mispronounced characters

huìcuòyì

会错意

[會錯意]

to misunderstand
to get the wrong idea

tóucuòtāi

投错胎

[投錯胎]

to be reincarnated in the wrong womb
(fig.) to be born into unfortunate circumstances (impoverished family, domestic violence etc)

duàncuòwù

段错误

[段錯誤]

segmentation fault

wàicuòjiǎo

外错角

[外錯角]

(math.) alternate exterior angles

chīcuòyào

吃错药

[吃錯藥]

(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine
(fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual
abnormal

Nàmùcuò

纳木错

[納木錯]

Namtso or Lake Nam (officially Nam Co), mountain lake at Nakchu in central Tibet

cuòzōngfùzá

错综复杂

[錯綜複雜]

tangled and complicated (idiom)

dúyīncuòwù

读音错误

[讀音錯誤]

mistake of pronunciation

chūcuòxìnxī

出错信息

[出錯信息]

error message (computing)

pīnxiěcuòwù

拼写错误

[拼寫錯誤]

spelling mistake
written error

gōngchóujiāocuò

觥筹交错

[觥籌交錯]

wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined
to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom)
a big (drinking) party

cuòyìtūbiàn

错义突变

[錯義突變]

missense mutation

yīcuòzàicuò

一错再错

[一錯再錯]

to repeat errors
to continue blundering
to make continuous mistakes

lüxìjiāocuò

履舄交错

[履舄交錯]

lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
a lively party

chángshìcuòwù

尝试错误

[嘗試錯誤]

to proceed by trial and error; to learn by making mistakes

zhùchéngdàcuò

铸成大错

[鑄成大錯]

to make a serious mistake (idiom)

zhīcuònénggǎi

知错能改

[知錯能改]

to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)

yìlùnfēncuò

议论纷错

[議論紛錯]

see 議論紛紛／议论纷纷 (yìlùnfēnfēn)

luójicuòwù

逻辑错误

[邏輯錯誤]

logical error

zònghéngjiāocuò

纵横交错

[縱橫交錯]

criss-crossed (idiom)

dàcuòtècuò

大错特错

[大錯特錯]

to be gravely mistaken (idiom)

yīnchāyángcuò

阴差阳错

[陰差陽錯]

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

cuòluòbùqí

错落不齐

[錯落不齊]

disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly

jīngshéncuòluàn

精神错乱

[精神錯亂]

insanity

cuòluòyǒuzhì

错落有致

[錯落有致]

in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect

pángēncuòjié

蟠根错节

[蟠根錯節]

variant of 盤根錯節／盘根错节 (pángēncuòjié)

yīncuòyángchā

阴错阳差

[陰錯陽差]

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

pángēncuòjié

盘根错节

[盤根錯節]

twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties

shānzhēnhǎicuò

山珍海错

[山珍海錯]

rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

cēncīcuòluò

参差错落

[參差錯落]

uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
in a tangled mess

cuòjuéjiéhé

错觉结合

[錯覺結合]

illusory conjunction

mángzhōngyǒucuò

忙中有错

[忙中有錯]

rushed work leads to errors (idiom)

Yángzhuó Yōngcuò

羊卓雍错

[羊卓雍錯]

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

shēngpángcuòwù

声旁错误

[聲旁錯誤]

phonological error

jiāngcuòjiùcuò

将错就错

[將錯就錯]

lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake
to accept an error and adapt to it
to muddle through

shíkōngcuòzhì

时空错置

[時空錯置]

having elements from another time or place

yuānjiǎcuò'àn

冤假错案

[冤假錯案]

unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case)

shíkōngcuòzhìgǎn

时空错置感

[時空錯置感]

sense of being in another time and place
feeling that one has entered a time warp

kōngxiǎngxìngcuòshì

空想性错视

[空想性錯視]

pareidolia

yùnxíngshícuòwù

运行时错误

[運行時錯誤]

run-time error (in computing)

nánpàrùcuòháng,nüpàjiàcuòláng

男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎

[男怕入錯行，女怕嫁錯郎]

men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)