Chinese symbol for “error”
过失
guò shī
Traditional: 過失
error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency
The closest CC-CEDICT match for error is 过失 (guò shī), defined as: error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “error”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谬误 (謬誤) | miù wù | error; mistaken idea |
| 讹 (訛) | é | error; false |
| 错误 (錯誤) | cuò wù | mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake |
| 差错 (差錯) | chā cuò | mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap |
| 纰 (紕) | pī | error; carelessness |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 过失.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 过去 (過去) | guò qù | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
| 过程 (過程) | guò chéng | course of events; process |
| 超过 (超過) | chāo guò | to surpass; to exceed |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 失败 (失敗) | shī bài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear; to fade away |
See also: Japanese symbol for “error”.
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.