讹 (é) is a Chinese character meaning “mistaken”. It is written from 讠 (speech radical) and 化 (to change; to transform), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
讠 + 化
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（讠2画 + 化4画 = 6画，对照 hanzi-writer-data 核验）；说文解字·言部 譌字或体「訛，譌或从化」，化 表声
Memory aid
Speech (讠) that has been changed (化). Words that got altered along the way come out false — that is 讹.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 讹传é chuánfalse rumor; to spread a false report讹 = é
- 讹诈é zhàto blackmail; to extort by fraud讹 = é
Go deeper
All readings
erroneous; false
mistaken; erroneous; false (of words or writing); also: to extort money by making false claims
错误的、不真实的，多指话语或文字；也指用欺骗手段索取财物。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 讹传é chuánfalse rumor; to spread a false report讹 = é
- 讹诈é zhàto blackmail; to extort by fraud讹 = é
Sound component
化 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 讹 mean?
讹 (é) means mistaken; erroneous; false (of words or writing); also: to extort money by making false claims.
How do you pronounce 讹?
It is pronounced é.
What parts is 讹 made of?
讠 (speech radical) and 化 (to change; to transform), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（讠2画 + 化4画 = 6画，对照 hanzi-writer-data 核验）；说文解字·言部 譌字或体「訛，譌或从化」，化 表声. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 讹 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 讹?
讠. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 讹?
Common ones are 讹传 and 讹诈. The reading of 讹 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.