詿 (guà) - To make mistakes & to mislead

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guà ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

詿 · guà

To make mistakes;

to mislead;

to deceive;

to involve in error or crime;

to hinder.

To make mistakesto misleadto deceive

Usage highlights

To mislead and cause errorTo confuse and misleadTo deceive and misguideTo implicate in errorTo hinder and obstructTo mislead and confuse

Synonyms

  • 誤— error; mistake
  • 謬— fallacy; error
  • 惑— to mislead; to confuse

Antonyms

  • 正— correct; right
  • 確— accurate; certain

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He made an error in judgment (詿誤).
  • The misleading statement caused confusion (詿亂).
  • She was implicated in the mistake (被詿誤).
  • The document contained misleading information (詿誤的文書).

Collocations

  • To mislead and cause error(詿誤)
  • To confuse and mislead(詿亂)
  • To deceive and misguide(詿惑)
  • To implicate in error(被詿)
  • To hinder and obstruct(詿礙)
  • To mislead and confuse(詿謬)

Idioms

  • To mislead and cause error(詿誤)
  • To confuse and mislead(詿亂)
  • To deceive and misguide(詿惑)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used in legal and administrative contexts to describe errors or misleading actions.
  • Often appears in classical texts to denote involvement in mistakes or crimes.
  • The character is relatively rare in modern usage but retains importance in historical and literary contexts.

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