斜(xié)

HSK 511 strokes

inclined

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Character information

Pinyin
xié
Meaning
inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 斜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰余斗

In this compound, the meaning comes from 斗 (measuring cup); 余 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

余yú斗dòu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 斜 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 斜

Common words using 斜 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qīng倾xié斜
HSK 7-9

to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt

Open 倾斜 page →
miē乜xie斜

to squint

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piān偏xié斜

crooked; not upright; diverging from straight line; improper; dishonest

Open 偏斜 page →
qīng倾xié斜dù度

inclination (from the horizontal or vertical)

Open 倾斜度 page →
xié斜pō坡

slope

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xié斜tǎ塔

leaning tower

Open 斜塔 page →
xié斜lǜ率

slope

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xié斜yǎn眼

to look askance

Open 斜眼 page →

Related characters

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 斜’s common words

倾乜偏度坡塔率眼

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