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斜

xié

slanted

HSK 5 · Topic “Space and direction”
A ladder leaning against a wall
Memory picture

Character

斜 xié

Strokes
11
Radical
斗 — to struggle, to fight, to contend
Made of
余 surplus, remainder 斗 to struggle, to fight, to contend
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 路有点斜。 Lù yǒu diǎn xié. The road is a little slanted.
  • 字写斜了。 Zì xiě xié le. The character is written crooked.
  • 门有点斜。 Mén yǒu diǎn xié. The door is a little crooked.

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