错别字 meaning in English
Chinese character error (collective term for 錯字|错字[cuo4 zi4] and 別字|别字[bie2 zi4])
Meaning of 错别字
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
cuòbiézì
- Chinese character error (collective term for 錯字|错字[cuo4 zi4] and 別字|别字[bie2 zi4])
错别字 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我总是写错别字。
I always make typos.
报告是匆匆准备好的，所以含有个把错别字。
The report was prepared in haste and had several misspellings.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
错 cuò · mistake · 13 strokes
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别 bié · to leave · 7 strokes
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字 zì · letter · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 错别字.
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 别的 | biéde | else; other |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | Chinese character(s) |
| 不错 | bùcuò | correct; right |
| 特别 | tèbié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 数字 | shùzì | numeral; digit |
| 字典 | zìdiǎn | Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a |
| 错误 | cuòwù | mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake |
| 区别 | qūbié | difference; to distinguish |
| 分别 | fēnbié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart |
| 告别 | gàobié | to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to |
Questions about 错别字
What does 错别字 mean?
错别字 (cuòbiézì) means "Chinese character error (collective term for 錯字|错字[cuo4 zi4] and 別字|别字[bie2 zi4])" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 错别字?
错别字 is made of 3 characters: 错 (13 strokes), 别 (7 strokes), 字 (6 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.
Is 错别字 an HSK word?
Yes. 错别字 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 错别字 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 错别字 is written 錯別字.