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The character 错, historically written as 錯, combines the metal radical 钅 (equivalent to the traditional 金) with the phonetic component 昔. Its original meaning referred to a rough whetstone for polishing jade, or to the intricate craft of inlaying gold and silver into other metals. This inlaying process involved intertwining and alternating different materials, which led the character's sense to extend toward descriptions of disorder, jumble, or crossing. From this idea of deviation from proper order, the modern primary meaning of error or mistake developed.
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这是我的错。
你完全错了。
我犯了一个错误。
不要错过这班车。
这个决定是错的。
他错过了最后的航班。
如果我们错了，请纠正我们。
错误的信息会导致严重的后果。