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Chinese symbol for “mislead”

误导
wù dǎo
Traditional: 誤導
to mislead; to misguide; misleading

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mislead is 误导 (wù dǎo), defined as: to mislead; to misguide; misleading.

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

误 wù
error, fault, mistake; to delay
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes
导 dǎo
to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
radical 41 ⼨ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mislead”

WordPinyinMeaning
诓 (誆)kuāngto mislead; to swindle
混淆hùn xiáoto obscure; to confuse
引入迷途yǐn rù mí túto mislead; to lead astray
贻误 (貽誤)yí wùto affect adversely; to delay or hinder
迷误 (迷誤)mí wùmistake; error; to mislead; to lead astray

Related words

Other words that share a character with 误导.

WordPinyinMeaning
错误 (錯誤)cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
失误 (失誤)shī wùlapse; mistake
误解 (誤解)wù jiěto misunderstand; misunderstanding
误会 (誤會)wù huìto misunderstand; to mistake
耽误 (耽誤)dān wuto delay; to hold up
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
导致 (導致)dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
指导 (指導)zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer

See also: Japanese symbol for “mislead”.

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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