斜 (xié): inclined, slanting, oblique
斜 (xié) is a Chinese character meaning “inclined.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 余 (phonetic) and 斗 (semantic). It ranks #1769 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 斜 measuring cup. Its radical form 斗 (dipper) appears in many related characters such as 斗 (dǒu, abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星), 料 (liào, material).
Definitions
- inclined
- slanting
- oblique
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倾斜 | qīng xié | to incline |
| 斜坡 | xié pō | slope |
| 斜眼 | xié yǎn | to look askance |
| 斜视 | xié shì | a squint |
| 斜线 | xié xiàn | oblique line |
| 斜纹 | xié wén | (textiles) twill |
| 倾斜度 | qīng xié dù | inclination (from the horizontal or vertical) |
| 斜面 | xié miàn | inclined plane |
| 斜边 | xié biān | sloping side |
| 斜塔 | xié tǎ | leaning tower |
| 斜角 | xié jiǎo | bevel angle |
| 斜阳 | xié yáng | setting sun |
| 斜度 | xié dù | slope |
| 歪歪斜斜 | wāi wāi xié xié | shuddering |
| 歪斜 | wāi xié | crooked |
斜 appears in 60 compound words: 63 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 15 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 斜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
这座塔有点倾斜，需要加固维修。
Zhè zuò tǎ yǒudiǎn qīngxié, xūyào jiāgù wéixiū.
This tower is somewhat tilted and needs reinforcement and repair.
郭正亮直播眼歪嘴斜 医揭“面瘫” 5前兆
guō zhèng liàng zhí bō yǎn wāi zuǐ xié yī jiē miàn tān 5 qián zhào
Guo Zhengliang Appears with a Lopsided Face During Live Stream; Doctor Reveals 5 Early Signs of "Facial Paralysis"
动物之神护毛孩 竟是医神大斜杠
dòng wù zhī shén hù máo hái jìng shì yī shén dà xié gàng
The God of Animals Protects Pets—Turns Out He’s Also the God of Medicine
柏油路没干酿公车下陷!车歪斜秒吓坏司机
bǎi yóu lù méi gān niàng gōng chē xià xiàn ! chē wāi xié miǎo hè huài sī jī
Uncured asphalt causes bus to sink! The vehicle tilted, instantly terrifying the driver
曾连套房都租不起?女师斜杠月入四万八!
céng lián tào fáng dōu zū bù qǐ ? nǚ shī xié gàng yuè rù sì wàn bā !
Couldn’t even afford a studio apartment? Female teacher earns 48,000 yuan a month through multiple streams of income!
杨铭威斜杠合开汤包店 黄金21摺口感超饱满“还有...
yáng míng wēi xié gàng gě kāi tāng bāo diàn huáng jīn 2 1 摺 kǒu gǎn chāo bǎo mǎn hái yǒu . . .
Yang Mingwei Launches a Dumpling Shop as a Side Hustle; "Golden 21" Dumplings Offer a Super-Filling Texture—"And there's more..."
有一家便利店在马路斜对面。
Yǒu yījiā biànlìdiàn zài mǎlù xiéduì miàn.
There's a convenience store diagonally across the street.
塔有点向西边倾斜。
Tǎ yǒudiǎn xiàng xībiān qīngxié.
The tower leaned slightly to the west.
这条小路沿着陡峭的斜坡蜿蜒而上。
Zhè tiáo xiǎolù yánzhe dǒuqiào de xiépō wānyán ér shàng.
The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
Character Family
斗 Radical Family — Characters sharing the dipper radical
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