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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

犯 fàn
criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
radical 94 ⽝ · 5 strokes
错 cuò
error, mistake; incorrect, wrong
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “err”

WordPinyinMeaning
忒tèto err; to change
弄错 (弄錯)nòng cuòto err; to get sth wrong
打错 (打錯)dǎ cuòto err; to dial a wrong number
蹉cuōto error; to slip

Related words

Other words that share a character with 犯错.

WordPinyinMeaning
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
侵犯qīn fànto infringe on; to encroach on
罪犯zuì fàncriminal
犯人fàn rénconvict; prisoner
囚犯qiú fànprisoner; convict
嫌犯xián fàncriminal suspect
错误 (錯誤)cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
不错 (不錯)bù cuòcorrect; 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.

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