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错别字 (cuò bié zì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

错别字 (cuò bié zì) is a Chinese word: typo, incorrectly written character. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 错别字

名 míng noun

typo, incorrectly written character

老师要求我们改正作文中的错别字。

lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men gǎi zhèng zuò wén zhōng de cuò bié zì

The teacher asked us to correct the typos in our compositions.

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Word breakdown

错 cuò — wrong, incorrect

别 bié — different, mistaken

字 zì — character, word

Structure & writing
1 错 cuò — uneven; mixed and varied

错 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 钅 jīn — metal/gold radical
钅 is a component in 43 characters
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2 别 bié — to part; to separate
Xpinyin

别 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 另 lìng — other; another
另 is a component in 2 characters
2.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
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3 字 zì — written character; word

字 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

3.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 characters
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