歪 (wāi)

crooked; askew; slanted

How 歪 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
一 — one
Traditional
歪
Simplified
歪 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 歪

東倒西歪 dōngdǎoxīwāi
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway
歪曲 wāiqū
to distort; to misrepresent
歪理 wāilǐ
fallacious reasoning; preposterous argument
爽歪歪 shuǎngwāiwāi
to feel great; blissful; to be in bliss
七扭八歪 qīniǔbāwāi
in a state of great disorder (idiom)
歪嘴 wāizuǐ
twisted mouth; wry mouth
歪打正著 wāidǎzhèngzháo
to succeed by a lucky stroke
歪斜 wāixié
crooked; askew; oblique
歪歪扭扭 wāiwāiniǔniǔ
crooked; not straight; staggering from side to side
歪瓜劣棗 wāiguālièzǎo
ugly; repulsive; also written 歪瓜裂棗|歪瓜裂枣[wai1 gua1 lie4 zao3]
歪瓜裂棗 wāiguālièzǎo
ugly; repulsive
歪門邪道 wāiménxiédào
dishonest practices

歪 in a sentence

牆上的畫掛歪了。

Qiáng shàng de huà guà wāi le.

“The picture on the wall is hanging crookedly.”

How common is 歪?

歪 is the 2,234th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.9% of all running text.

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