邪 (xié): demonic, iniquitous, nefarious
邪 (xié) is a Chinese character meaning “demonic.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 牙 (structural) and 阝 (structural). It ranks #1529 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- demonic
- iniquitous
- nefarious
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邪恶adjective | xié è | sinister |
| 邪教noun | xié jiào | evil cult |
| 改邪归正phrase | gǎi xié guī zhèng | to mend one's ways (idiom) |
| 中邪verb | zhòng xié | to be possessed |
| 邪魔noun | xié mó | evil spirit |
| 邪说noun | xié shuō | harmful teachings |
| 邪念noun | xié niàn | wicked idea |
| 辟邪noun | bì xié | to ward off evil spirits |
| 驱邪verb | qū xié | to drive out devils |
| 避邪verb | bì xié | to avoid evil spirits |
| 邪路noun | xié lù | deviant path |
| 邪道noun | xié dào | see 邪路 |
| 歪门邪道 | wāi mén xié dào | dishonest practices |
| 邪气noun | xié qì | evil influence |
| 正邪相争 | zhèng xié xiāng zhēng | term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气 and pathogeny ... |
邪 appears in 47 compound words: 51 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 邪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
to reform; to rehabilitate; to turn over a new leaf; to stop committing evil acts and stay on the straight and narrow
to reform; to rehabilitate; to turn over a new leaf; to stop committing evil acts and stay on the straight and narrow
Example Sentences
这个邪字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě xié zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "邪" had different meanings in Classical Chinese.
...莱坞女星被血浆洗脸 点名台湾“2地标”当邪教总部
. . . lái wù nǚ xīng bèi xiě jiāng xǐ liǎn diǎn míng tái wān 2 dì biāo dāng xié jiào zǒng bù
...Hollywood actress has blood plasma splashed on her face; names two Taiwanese landmarks as cult headquarters
郑丽文:邪恶盛行是因善良者的袖手旁观 司法成打压政...
zhèng lí wén : xié è shèng háng shì yīn shàn liáng zhě de xiù shǒu páng guàn sī fǎ chéng dǎ yā zhèng . . .
Zheng Liwen: Evil Prevails Because Good People Stand Idly By; The Judicial System Has Become a Tool for Political Suppression...
火云邪神百日难入土?梁小龙徒弟开撕遗孀
huǒ yún xié shén bǎi rì nán rù tǔ ? liáng xiǎo lóng tú dì kāi sī yí 孀
"The Evil God of the Flaming Clouds Can't Be Buried for 100 Days?" Liang Xiaolong's Disciple Clashes with His Widow
短今低胸“邪恶视角”曝光 放送火辣线条
duǎn jīn dī xiōng xié è shì jiǎo pù guāng fàng sòng huǒ là xiàn tiáo
Short, low-cut top reveals "sexy angle," showcasing sultry curves
男子去年在京挂标语指中共为邪教 视频今传出
nán zǐ qù nián zài jīng guà biāo yǔ zhǐ zhōng gòng wéi xié jiào shì pín jīn chuán chū
Video Surfaces Today of a Man Who Hung a Banner in Beijing Last Year Calling the CCP a Cult
她是很邪恶的女巫。
Tā shì hěn xié'è de nǚwū.
She's an evil witch.
战争是绝对的邪恶。
Zhànzhēng shì juéduì de xié'è.
War is an absolute evil.
没有什么能阻碍我邪恶的计划。
Méiyǒushénme néng zǔ'ài wǒ xié'è de jìhuà.
Nothing will hinder my malicious plan.
俗话说：邪不压正；可俗话又说：道高一尺，魔高一丈！
Súhuàshuō: xié bù yā zhèng; kě súhuà yòu shuō: dàogāoyīchǐ, mógāoyīzhàng!
As the saying goes: "good always triumphs over evil". But there's another saying that: "the fight against evil is a constant struggle".
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