Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "斜", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "斜", and master the standard way of writing the character "斜".
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斜 [xié]
1. Not straight; neither parallel nor perpendicular to a plane or line.
不正,跟平面或直线既不平行也不垂直的。
Example: 斜坡 (sloping ground), 斜面 (slanted surface), 斜度 (angle of inclination), 斜线 (slanting line), 斜视 (oblique gaze).
2. To ladle out.
舀出 ([En.] ladle out)
Example: 斜酒 (ladle out wine).
3. To move sideways, deviating from the center or the direct front.
侧着移动,向偏离正中或正前方的方向移动 ([En.] edge)
Example: 斜签 (sit at an angle), 斜躺 (lie at an angle).
形 [xíng]
1. Oblique; slanting; inclined; tilted.
不正,歪斜 ([En.] oblique; slanting; inclined; tilted)
Example: 斜月三星 (the metaphor of the heart), 斜射路 (a shortcut path marked by trampling).
2. Same as "邪" (evil). Not proper or not righteous.
同“邪”。不正当,不正派 ([En.] evil)
Example: 斜局 (improper mindset), 斜气 (evil aura).
3. Same as "邪". Not sincere or genuine.
同“邪”。不专诚 ([En.] heretical)
Example: 斜心 (devious thoughts).
名 [míng]
1. Lane.
巷 ([En.] lane)
Example: 长安有狭斜 (a poem mentioning a narrow lane in Chang'an).
名 [míng]
1. The valley of Zhongnan Mountain, located in the northeastern part of Baocheng County, Shaanxi Province, mainland China.
終南山的山谷,在今大陸地區陝西省褒城縣東北。
Reference: "右界褒斜,隴首之險." (From "文选·班固·西都赋").
2. Another pronunciation (a phonetic variant).
之又音。