誤

Phono-semantic compound:

言 (speech) — semantic element, relating to words/statements;

吳 (Wu) — phonetic element.

Together: “wrong/erring speech,” hence mistake, error, or leading someone astray.

Semantic range:

- to err, be wrong; make a mistake;

- to do wrongly; to mislead/misinform;

- erroneous, incorrect (as an attributive in compounds).

오류 (誤謬) — error, fallacy

오해 (誤解) — misunderstanding

오인 (誤認) — misidentification, mistaken recognition

오도 (誤導) — misleading, to lead astray

오보 (誤報) — false report, erroneous news

오기 (誤記) — miswriting, incorrect entry

오역 (誤譯) — mistranslation

오발 (誤發) — misfire; accidental discharge

오용 (誤用) — misuse

오판 (誤判) — misjudgment

오산 (誤算) — miscalculation

오작동 (誤作動) — malfunction, wrong operation

오탈자 (誤脫字) — typos and omissions

과오 (過誤) — fault, error

誤 vs. 錯: 誤 tends to emphasize “being/making things wrong through misunderstanding or misguidance” (오해, 오도, 오인), while 錯 leans toward “incorrectness/mismatch.” The compound 錯誤 is a broad “error/mistake.”