Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

slanting

Chinese: 不正、倾斜。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xie” becomes a different word in each tone. 斜 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 倾斜qīng xiéto incline; to lean; to slant; to slope
  • 斜对xié duìcatty-corner; to be diagonally opposite to
  • 斜面xié miàninclined plane
  • 向斜xiàng xiésyncline (geology)
  • 斜体xié tǐitalics; slanting typeface

Example Sentence

夕阳斜斜地照在屋顶上。Xī yáng xié xié de zhào zài wū dǐng shàng.The setting sun shines obliquely on the rooftop.

夕阳Xī yángsunsetxiéinclinedxiéinclinedde(adverb marker)zhàoto shinezàiat屋顶wū dǐngroofshàngon