错 cuò — mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven
这道题我做错了。Zhè dào tí wǒ zuò cuò le.I got this problem wrong.
Common words: 不错 (bù cuò)、错误 (cuò wù)、错过 (cuò guò)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "uneven"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "uneven", including 错 (cuò), 颇 (pō). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "uneven" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 错 (cuò), 颇 (pō) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span cuò, pō — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 错 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 错 cuòmistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; unevenUseful words: 不错, 错误
- 颇 pōquite; rather; uneven; slopingUseful words: 颇为, 颇多
Common words for these 2 "uneven" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 错 (cuò) — so "uneven" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "uneven".
颇 pō — quite; rather; uneven; sloping
这本书的内容颇为有趣。Zhè běn shū de nèi róng pō wéi yǒu qù.The content of this book is quite interesting.
Common words: 颇为 (pō wéi)、颇多 (pō duō)、颇具 (pō jù)
All 2 characters
Open 错、颇 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.