Chinese symbol for “falsehood”
谬误
miù wù
Traditional: 謬誤
error; mistaken idea; falsehood
The closest CC-CEDICT match for falsehood is 谬误 (miù wù), defined as: error; mistaken idea; falsehood.
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 “falsehood”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诈语 (詐語) | zhà yǔ | falsehood; lies |
| 诳语 (誑語) | kuáng yǔ | a lie; a falsehood |
| 诳 (誑) | kuáng | to deceive; to dupe; falsehood; lie |
| 躗 | wèi | to exaggerate; to fabricate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 谬误.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒谬 (荒謬) | huāng miù | absurd; ridiculous |
| 谬论 (謬論) | miù lùn | misconception; fallacy |
| 悖谬 (悖謬) | bèi miù | absurd; irrational |
| 荒谬绝伦 (荒謬絕倫) | huāng miù jué lún | absolutely ridiculous (idiom); preposterous; the height of folly |
| 归谬法 (歸謬法) | guī miù fǎ | reductio ad absurdum; arguing by contradiction |
| 错误 (錯誤) | cuò wù | mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake |
| 失误 (失誤) | shī wù | lapse; mistake |
| 误解 (誤解) | wù jiě | to misunderstand; misunderstanding |
See also: Japanese symbol for “falsehood”.
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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