HSK 1 · Yes & no

错

cuò

wrong; mistake

Stroke order of 错

错 is written with 13 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Metal '钅' left since ancient times '昔' rusts, a costly mistake.

Parts: 钅 metal + 昔 former times (phonetic)

Example sentence

对不起，我写错了。

Sorry, I wrote it wrong.

Words with 错

不错not bad; pretty good 错误mistake; wrong

More words: Yes & no

不not; no 没not (have); did not 没有not have; there is not; did not 别don't 不大not very; not often 不用no need 对right; correct; towards 不对incorrect 是不是is it or not

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