Chinese symbol for “misread”
误读
wù dú
Traditional: 誤讀
to misread; (fig.) to misunderstand; to misinterpret
The closest CC-CEDICT match for misread is 误读 (wù dú), defined as: to misread; (fig.) to misunderstand; to misinterpret.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “misread”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 误读.
| 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 |
| 误导 (誤導) | wù dǎo | to mislead; to misguide |
| 耽误 (耽誤) | dān wu | to delay; to hold up |
| 阅读 (閱讀) | yuè dú | to read |
| 读者 (讀者) | dú zhě | reader |
See also: Japanese symbol for “misread”.
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.