Radical 讠

9 strokes

誤

words 讠 (67c) + shout out 吴 (731a) = mistake 误

This also means “to miss” (e.g. a train, by arriving too late).

[误会 (59) wùhuì misunderstand]

[误点 (185) wùdiǎn late, overdue, behind schedule]

(Monks are poring over a piece of calligraphy) Looking over the beautiful words, they shout out whenever they spot a mistake. / The dwarf, who wrote it, is wounded by their criticism (and goes off in a huff).

mouth 口 (5) + heaven 天 (76) = shout out 吴

“Turn your mouth to the heavens and shout out your message,” the preacher tells his congregation. / [No pronunciation needed].