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歪 wāi slanted

slanted; askew; awry

How to remember 歪: 不 not + 正 upright = slanted. Grandma steps back and frowns, because the family photo is not upright at all but hangs slanted.

  • HSK 6
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 止

Component breakdown

歪 = 不 not + 正 upright

  • 不 not
  • 正 upright
    • 一 one
    • 止 stop
The Gushi story

Grandma steps back and frowns, because the family photo is not upright at all but hangs slanted.

How it is used

  • Slanted/crooked/askew, the opposite of 正 (zhèng, straight) - 画挂歪了 (huà guà wāi le) the picture is hung crooked, 画挂正了 (huà guà zhèng le) the picture is hung straight.
  • The character literally shows 不 (not) over 正 (straight).
  • Figurative 'crooked/wrong': 歪路 (wāilù) an evil path, 歪理 (wāilǐ) twisted logic, 歪曲 (wāiqū) to distort facts.
  • 歪 = physically crooked or morally off; 邪 (xié) is more purely 'evil.'

Words with 歪