错别字

cuòbiézì

wrongly written character; typo

nounHSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 錯別字
Dictionary entry

Chinese character error (collective term for 错字 and 别字)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.

错
别
字

See it in sentences

作文里别有错别字。

Zuòwén lǐ bié yǒu cuòbiézì.

English

Do not leave wrong characters in your writing.

你找出几个错别字?

Nǐ zhǎo chū jǐ gè cuòbiézì?

English

How many wrong characters did you find?

Built with this character · 23 words

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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