斜 (xié)

slanting; inclined; oblique

How 斜 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
人 — human
Traditional
斜
Simplified
斜 (unchanged)

Common words using 斜

傾斜 qīngxié
to incline; to lean; to slant
斜倚 xiéyǐ
to recline
斜坡 xiépō
slope; incline
斜塔 xiétǎ
leaning tower
斜眼 xiéyǎn
to look askance; cross or wall-eyed
斜線 xiéxiàn
diagonal line; slanting line; slash (punct.)
斜視 xiéshì
a squint; sideways glance; to look askance
斜陽 xiéyáng
setting sun
橫斜 héngxié
oblique; slanting
偏斜 piānxié
crooked; not upright; diverging from straight line
傾斜度 qīngxiédù
inclination (from the horizontal or vertical); slope; obliquity
反斜線 fǎnxiéxiàn
backslash (computing); reversed diagonal

斜 in a sentence

郵局就在便利商店的斜對面。

Yóujú jiù zài biànlì shāngdiàn de xié duìmiàn.

“The post office is diagonally across from the convenience store.”

How common is 斜?

斜 is the 1,784th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 96.2% of all running text.

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