Chinese symbol for “err”
犯错
fàn cuò
Traditional: 犯錯
to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for err is 犯错 (fàn cuò), defined as: to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “err”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忒 | tè | to err; to change |
| 弄错 (弄錯) | nòng cuò | to err; to get sth wrong |
| 打错 (打錯) | dǎ cuò | to err; to dial a wrong number |
| 蹉 | cuō | to error; to slip |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 犯错.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犯罪 | fàn zuì | to commit a crime; crime; offense |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on; to encroach on |
| 罪犯 | zuì fàn | criminal |
| 犯人 | fàn rén | convict; prisoner |
| 囚犯 | qiú fàn | prisoner; convict |
| 嫌犯 | xián fàn | criminal suspect |
| 错误 (錯誤) | cuò wù | mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake |
| 不错 (不錯) | bù cuò | correct; right |
See also: Japanese symbol for “err”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.