| 1 | 错误 | 錯誤 | cuò wù | cuo4 wu4 | error; mistake; Classifiers: 个 ; mistaken; false; wrong | | |
| 2 | 错 | 錯 | cuò | cuo4 | mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver; surname Cuo | | |
| 3 | 错综复杂 | 錯綜複雜 | cuò zōng fù zá | cuo4 zong1 fu4 za2 | tangled and complicated (idiom) | | |
| 4 | 错觉 | 錯覺 | cuò jué | cuo4 jue2 | misconception; illusion; misperception | | |
| 5 | 错过 | 錯過 | cuò guò | cuo4 guo4 | to miss (train, opportunity etc) | | |
| 6 | 错票 | 錯票 | cuò piào | cuo4 piao4 | error note (i.e. misprinted banknote) | | |
| 7 | 错时 | 錯時 | cuò shí | cuo4 shi2 | to stagger (holidays, working hours etc) | | |
| 8 | 错落有致 | 錯落有致 | cuò luò yǒu zhì | cuo4 luo4 you3 zhi4 | in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect | | |
| 9 | 错乱 | 錯亂 | cuò luàn | cuo4 luan4 | in disorder; deranged (mentally) | | |
| 10 | 错那 | 錯那 | cuò nà | Cuo4 na4 | Cona county, Tibetan: Mtsho sna rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地区 , Tibet | | |
| 11 | 错那县 | 錯那縣 | cuò nà xiàn | Cuo4 na4 xian4 | Cona county, Tibetan: Mtsho sna rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地区 , Tibet | | |
| 12 | 错判 | 錯判 | cuò pàn | cuo4 pan4 | Misjudgment | | |
| 13 | 错入歧途 | 錯入歧途 | cuò rù qí tú | cuo4 ru4 qi2 tu2 | to stray from the right path (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 错失 | 錯失 | cuò shī | cuo4 shi1 | fault; mistake; to miss (a chance) | | |
| 15 | 错视 | 錯視 | cuò shì | cuo4 shi4 | optical illusion; trick of the eye; parablepsia | | |
| 16 | 错位 | 錯位 | cuò wèi | cuo4 wei4 | to misplace; displacement (e.g. of broken bones); out of alignment; faulty contact; erroneous judgment; inversion (medical, e.g. breach delivery) | | |
| 17 | 错误的结合 | 錯誤的結合 | cuò wù de jié hé | cuo4 wu4 de5 jie2 he2 | illusory conjunction | | |
| 18 | 错义突变 | 錯義突變 | cuò yì tū biàn | cuo4 yi4 tu1 bian4 | missense mutation | | |
| 19 | 错用 | 錯用 | cuò yòng | cuo4 yong4 | to misuse; to misapply | | |
| 20 | 错杂 | 錯雜 | cuò zá | cuo4 za2 | mixed; jumbled | | |
| 21 | 错杂难清 | 錯雜難清 | cuò zá nán qīng | cuo4 za2 nan2 qing1 | confused and unclear (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 错字 | 錯字 | cuò zì | cuo4 zi4 | incorrect character; typo (in Chinese text) | | |
| 23 | 错综 | 錯綜 | cuò zōng | cuo4 zong1 | intricate; complicated; tangled; involved; to synthesize | | |
| 24 | 错愕 | 錯愕 | cuò è | cuo4 e4 | to astonish; startled | | |
| 25 | 错爱 | 錯愛 | cuò ài | cuo4 ai4 | misplaced kindness; humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses. | | |