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Chinese symbol for “misconception”

错觉
cuò jué
Traditional: 錯覺
misconception; illusion; misperception

The closest CC-CEDICT match for misconception is 错觉 (cuò jué), defined as: misconception; illusion; misperception.

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

错 cuò
error, mistake; incorrect, wrong
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes
觉 jué
conscious; to nap, to sleep; to wake up
radical 147 ⾒ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “misconception”

WordPinyinMeaning
谬论 (謬論)miù lùnmisconception; fallacy
谬种 (謬種)miù zhǒngerror; fallacy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 错觉.

WordPinyinMeaning
错误 (錯誤)cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
不错 (不錯)bù cuòcorrect; right
没错 (沒錯)méi cuòthat's right; sure!
错过 (錯過)cuò guòto miss (train, opportunity etc)
过错 (過錯)guò cuòmistake; fault
出错 (出錯)chū cuòto make a mistake; error
觉得 (覺得)jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
感觉 (感覺)gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

See also: Japanese symbol for “misconception”.

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.