谬
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(bound form) false; erroneous; absurd; mu (Greek letter Μ, μ)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 言 +11
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 謬
- Common rank
- #2,520
- Unicode
- U+8C2C
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Formation & memory
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How 谬 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 meaning “speech” + 翏 sound ()
Components 讠 翏
How to remember it
wrong · Heisig RSH #2709
words + kiddie cocktail
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 谬
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失之毫厘，谬以千里 | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous l… | |
| 差之毫厘，谬以千里 | the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile | |
| 谬种流传 | to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions | |
| 归谬法 | reductio ad absurdum; arguing by contradiction; also called 反證法|反证法 | |
| 荒谬绝伦 | absolutely ridiculous (idiom); preposterous; the height of folly | |
| 谬见 | erroneous views; false idea; false opinion | |
| 谬论 | misconception; fallacy | |
| 背谬 | variant of 悖謬|悖谬[bei4 miu4] | |
| 谬种 | error; fallacy; misconception; scoundrel; You swine! | |
| 荒谬无稽 | completely ridiculous and unfounded | |
| 差谬 | error | |
| 谬奖 | to overpraise; You praise me too much! | |
| 荒谬 | absurd; ridiculous | |
| 谬误 | error; mistaken idea; falsehood | |
| 乖谬 | ridiculous; abnormal | |
| 悖谬 | absurd; irrational | |
| 讹谬 | error; mistake | |
| 谬耄 | feeble-minded and senile |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 翏 — compare how they read.