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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “mislead”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诓 (誆) | kuāng | to mislead; to swindle |
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure; to confuse |
| 引入迷途 | yǐn rù mí tú | to mislead; to lead astray |
| 贻误 (貽誤) | yí wù | to affect adversely; to delay or hinder |
| 迷误 (迷誤) | mí wù | mistake; error; to mislead; to lead astray |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 误导.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 误会 (誤會) | wù huì | to misunderstand; to mistake |
| 耽误 (耽誤) | dān wu | to delay; to hold up |
| 领导 (領導) | lǐng dǎo | lead; leading |
| 导致 (導致) | dǎo zhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about |
| 指导 (指導) | zhǐ dǎo | to 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.