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Chinese symbol for “typo”

误植
wù zhí
Traditional: 誤植
to write a word incorrectly; typo; (medicine) to mistakenly transplant (an infected organ etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for typo is 误植 (wù zhí), defined as: to write a word incorrectly; typo; (medicine) to mistakenly transplant (an infected organ etc).

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
植 zhí
tree, plant; to grow
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 误植.

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
误导 (誤導)wù dǎoto mislead; to misguide
耽误 (耽誤)dān wuto delay; to hold up
植物zhí wùplant; vegetation
种植 (種植)zhòng zhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate

See also: Japanese symbol for “typo”.

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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