斜 xié slanting
slanting; sloping; inclined; tilting
How to remember 斜: 余 surplus + 斗 fight = slanting. The farmer stacks his surplus hay against the barn, but the kids fight on top until the whole pile ends up slanting.
Component breakdown
斜 = 余 surplus + 斗 fight
- 余 surplus
- 斗 fight
The farmer stacks his surplus hay against the barn, but the kids fight on top until the whole pile ends up slanting.
How it is used
- Adjective describing something tilted or diagonal: 斜线 xiéxiàn "diagonal line."
- 斜对面 xiéduìmiàn "diagonally across from" is very common when giving directions, e.g. pointing out a shop across and down the street.
- 倾斜 qīngxié "to tilt/incline" extends to abstract bias too: 倾斜的政策 "a policy that favors one side."