luó​ji​cuò​wù

logical error

luó patrol Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
chuò walk

is a component form of .

Sound component
luó, luō, luo net for catching birds

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ji, jí gather up Simplified

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

cart

Sound component
to whisper

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cuò error Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "grind stone", which later shifted to "mix", "be in disorder", and "wrong".

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

is a component form of .

Sound component
xī, cuò in the past, ancient times
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

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Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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wù, wu mistake Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
yán speech

is a component form of .

Sound component
wú, yú, tūn one of warring states

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Character origin
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luó patrol Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
chuò walk

is a component form of .

Sound component
net for catching birds

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangraːl
raːls
Unicodelɑ̀

說文解字

巡也。从辵羅聲。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

ji, jí gather up Traditional

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

cart

Sound component
to whisper

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzip[dz][u]pgather, collect
tsripts<r>[u]pcollect (Jīngdiǎn shìwén)
Zhengzhangzib

說文解字

車和輯也。从車咠聲。

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

cuò error Traditional

Original meaning: grind stone

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "grind stone", which later shifted to "mix", "be in disorder", and "wrong".

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal
Sound component
xī, cuò in the past, ancient times
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshak[tsʰ]ˤak slanting

說文解字

《說文》:“錯,金涂也。从金,昔聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

wù, wu mistake Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
yán speech
Sound component
one of warring states

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnguHŋʷˤa-s deceive; mistake

說文解字

《說文》:“誤,謬也。从言,吳聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica