<p>A friend and I have started to collect a list of characters easy to misread by language learners: <a href="http://code.google.com/p/eclectus/source/browse/trunk/libeclectus/data/similarcharacters.csv">http://code.google.com/p/eclectus/source/browse/trunk/libeclectus/data/similarcharacters.csv</a></p>

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2011-12-27T14:44:38.040Z
2011-12-27T14:44:38.040Z
cburgmer
<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/similarchars.htm">List of 236 sets of commonly confused characters</a> on Cantodict.</p>

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2012-03-02T01:35:53.583Z
2012-03-02T01:35:53.583Z
wleung
<p>I started a web site to collect and help differentiate similar-looking Chinese characters: <a href="http://horizontalhanzi.com" rel="nofollow">HorizontalHanzi.com</a></p>

<p>You can either search for a character to view a list of similar ones (e.g. search for 主 and get 王, 玉, 壬) or just browse the database.</p>

<p>Lists show the characters placed side-by-side for easy comparison as well as definition breakdowns and links to sites with more details about the individual characters.</p>

<p>Contributions welcome!</p>

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2014-01-15T20:19:10.063Z
Not sure why this would get down-voted when it's entirely relevant and non-commercial...
miknight
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2014-01-16T22:39:36.260Z
I'm leaving your answer here to improve on. It's OK to have a link to your own site, however your answer doesn't explain how your site answers the question. Regardless of the question we don't accept answers which are just "follow this link". Otherwise at a glance it just looks like an advertisement, if you can explain how your site helps to answer this question that would be acceptable.
going
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2014-01-15T12:29:21.657Z
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miknight
<p>I don't know of anything exactly like that, but you can find characters with similar structure at <a href="http://zhongwen.com/" rel="nofollow">zhongwen.com</a>, and you can see the structural decomposition of characters at <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons%3aChinese_characters_decomposition" rel="nofollow">Wikimedia Commons</a>.</p>

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2011-12-24T05:41:20.097Z
2011-12-24T05:41:20.097Z
Don Kirkby
<p>My list of similar characters.
<a href="https://kmccready.wordpress.com/2019/01/18/my-list-of-similar-chinese-characters/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://kmccready.wordpress.com/2019/01/18/my-list-of-similar-chinese-characters/</a></p>

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2019-01-17T22:48:54.947Z
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user21229
<p>I have a list of 1200+ characters that are easily confused, its hardly comprehensive but its certainly a start.</p>

<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qn8Nsbg8UY_bKIYhZ3tEnWkjd4gjkQWnfBRxvI7TJIk/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">My list</a></p>

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2020-02-18T05:52:17.200Z
2020-02-18T05:52:17.200Z
hamsolo474 - Reinstate Monica
<p>I want to quickly identify potential mistakes created by OCR software. Where can I find a list of all Chinese characters that visually look very similar and might often be confused?</p>

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2011-12-24T04:35:08.683Z
I doubt such a reference exists as there are plenty of characters that only differ by a few strokes. Just curious as to why you would need such a list?
laurent
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2020-05-22T08:07:47.367Z
Wiktionary: [Appendix:Easily confused Chinese characters](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Easily_confused_Chinese_characters).
Becky 李蓓
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Where can I find a list of commonly mistaken characters?
# Where can I find a list of commonly mistaken characters?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-12-24)

I want to quickly identify potential mistakes created by OCR software. Where can I find a list of all Chinese characters that visually look very similar and might often be confused?

**Tags:** characters, character-identification, academic, mistakes
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I doubt such a reference exists as there are plenty of characters that only differ by a few strokes. Just curious as to why you would need such a list?  
> **username_2**: Wiktionary: [Appendix:Easily confused Chinese characters](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Easily_confused_Chinese_characters).  

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2011-12-27. Score: 9

A friend and I have started to collect a list of characters easy to misread by language learners: <http://code.google.com/p/eclectus/source/browse/trunk/libeclectus/data/similarcharacters.csv>


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### Answer by username_4 on 2012-03-02. Score: 5

[List of 236 sets of commonly confused characters](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/similarchars.htm) on Cantodict.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-01-15. Score: 3

I started a web site to collect and help differentiate similar-looking Chinese characters: [HorizontalHanzi.com](http://horizontalhanzi.com)

You can either search for a character to view a list of similar ones (e.g. search for 主 and get 王, 玉, 壬) or just browse the database.

Lists show the characters placed side-by-side for easy comparison as well as definition breakdowns and links to sites with more details about the individual characters.

Contributions welcome!

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Not sure why this would get down-voted when it's entirely relevant and non-commercial...  
> **username_6**: I'm leaving your answer here to improve on. It's OK to have a link to your own site, however your answer doesn't explain how your site answers the question. Regardless of the question we don't accept answers which are just "follow this link". Otherwise at a glance it just looks like an advertisement, if you can explain how your site helps to answer this question that would be acceptable.  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2011-12-24. Score: 3

I don't know of anything exactly like that, but you can find characters with similar structure at [zhongwen.com](http://zhongwen.com/), and you can see the structural decomposition of characters at [Wikimedia Commons](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons%3aChinese_characters_decomposition).


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### Answer by username_8 on 2019-01-17. Score: 1

My list of similar characters.
<https://kmccready.wordpress.com/2019/01/18/my-list-of-similar-chinese-characters/>


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### Answer by username_9 on 2020-02-18. Score: 0

I have a list of 1200+ characters that are easily confused, its hardly comprehensive but its certainly a start.

[My list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qn8Nsbg8UY_bKIYhZ3tEnWkjd4gjkQWnfBRxvI7TJIk/edit?usp=sharing)


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