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
偏向
piānxiàng
tendency; inclination; to be partial towards
Characters in this word
向 xiàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
Example phrases
- 委员会的意见明显偏向保守方案，担心改革步子过大。 Wěiyuánhuì de yìjiàn míngxiǎn piānxiàng bǎoshǒu fāng'àn, dānxīn gǎigé bùzi guò dà. The committee's view clearly leans towards the conservative plan, as it worries that the reform may go too far.
- 老师偏向成绩好的学生，大家都有意见。 Lǎoshī piānxiàng chéngjì hǎo de xuésheng, dàjiā dōu yǒu yìjiàn. The teacher favors students with good grades, and everyone has complaints.
- 现在的年轻人更偏向网上购物。 Xiànzài de niánqīngrén gèng piānxiàng wǎngshàng gòuwù. Young people nowadays lean more toward online shopping.
Related words
- 偏 piān biased; partial; to deviate; rather
- 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
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 方向 fāngxiàng direction
- 向 xiàng toward; from
- 向导 xiàngdǎo guide