偏 piān
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 扁 flat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
偏
piān
biased; partial; to deviate; rather
Character
Example phrases
- 这份报道的立场明显偏，忽略了基层执行者的困难。 Zhè fèn bàodào de lìchǎng míngxiǎn piān, hūlüè le jīcéng zhíxíngzhě de kùnnan. The stance of this report is clearly biased, ignoring the difficulties faced by grassroots implementers.
- 这张画挂得有点偏，往右边挪一下吧。 Zhè zhāng huà guà de yǒudiǎn piān, wǎng yòubian nuó yī xià ba. This picture hangs a little crooked; move it to the right.
- 医生让他少喝咖啡，他偏要每天喝三杯。 Yīshēng ràng tā shǎo hē kāfēi, tā piān yào měi tiān hē sān bēi. The doctor told him to drink less coffee, but he insists on three cups a day.
Related words
- 偏爱 piān'ài to favour; to be partial to
- 偏差 piānchā deviation; discrepancy; bias
- 偏见 piānjiàn prejudice; bias
- 偏离 piānlí to deviate from; to depart from
- 偏旁 piānpáng radical; component of a Chinese character
- 偏僻 piānpì remote; out-of-the-way
- 偏偏 piānpiān unexpectedly; deliberately; just so happens that
- 偏向 piānxiàng tendency; inclination; to be partial towards
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 盲目 mángmù blind; aimless
- 奇妙 qímiào wonderful; marvellous; subtle and ingenious
- 奇特 qítè peculiar; unusual; distinctive