谬

(bound form) false; erroneous; absurd; mu (Greek letter Μ, μ)

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,520 U+8C2C

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 翏 (phonetic, liù)

components: 讠翏

wrong · Heisig RSH #2709

words + kiddie cocktail

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 翏

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 翏 (liù) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
翏 sound component	liù	the sound of the wind; to soar
鹨	liù	Anthus species (various)
缪	miù	to prepare; error, mistake; attached
戮	lù	to kill, to massacre; to oppress
寥	liáo	few, scarce; empty, deserted
嫪	lào	to hanker after
蓼	liǎo	knotweed, polygonum
醪	láo	unfiltered wine; sediment, dregs
瘳	chōu	healed; reformed

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
失之毫厘，谬以千里	shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ	a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous l…
差之毫厘，谬以千里	chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ	the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile
谬种流传	miù zhǒng liú chuán	to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions
归谬法	guī miù fǎ	reductio ad absurdum; arguing by contradiction; also called 反證法\|反证法
荒谬绝伦	huāng miù jué lún	absolutely ridiculous (idiom); preposterous; the height of folly
谬见	miù jiàn	erroneous views; false idea; false opinion
谬论	miù lùn	misconception; fallacy
背谬	bèi miù	variant of 悖謬\|悖谬[bei4 miu4]
谬种	miù zhǒng	error; fallacy; misconception; scoundrel; You swine!
荒谬无稽	huāng miù wú jī	completely ridiculous and unfounded
差谬	chà miù	error
谬奖	miù jiǎng	to overpraise; You praise me too much!
荒谬	huāng miù	absurd; ridiculous
谬误	miù wù	error; mistaken idea; falsehood
乖谬	guāi miù	ridiculous; abnormal
悖谬	bèi miù	absurd; irrational
讹谬	é miù	error; mistake
谬耄	miù mào	feeble-minded and senile