偏 (piān)

to lean/biased/contrary to expectations

How 偏 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — human
Traditional
偏
Simplified
偏 (unchanged)

Components

  • 亻 human
  • 户 door/house
  • 冂 upside down box
  • 艹 grass

Common words using 偏

偏偏 piānpiān
(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal); unfortunately; against expectations
偏僻 piānpì
remote; desolate; far from the city
偏向 piānxiàng
partial towards sth; to prefer; to incline
偏執 piānzhí
prejudice; bigotry
偏執狂 piānzhíkuáng
paranoia
偏好 piānhào
to prefer; to be partial to sth; preference
偏差 piānchā
bias; deviation
偏心 piānxīn
partial; biased; prejudiced
偏愛 piānài
to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer
偏方 piānfāng
folk remedy; home remedy
偏激 piānjī
extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)
偏袒 piāntǎn
to side with; to discriminate in favor of

偏 in a sentence

父母不應該偏心。

Fùmǔ bù yīnggāi piānxīn.

“Parents shouldn't be biased.”

How common is 偏?

偏 is the 1,202nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 91.9% of all running text.

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