斜 - xié - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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斜

xié

Definition

inclined
slanting
oblique
tilting

Character Decomposition

Related words (52)

bevel; oblique

italics; slanting typeface

to recline

slope; incline

leaning tower

catty-corner; to be diagonally opposite to

斜度

xié dù

slope; gradient; inclination

sloping path

oblique bar; slash (computing)

slope

to look askance; cross or wall-eyed

斜睨

xié nì

to cast sidelong glances at sb

斜线

xié xiàn

diagonal line; slanting line; slash (punct.); forward slash (computing)

diagonal muscle

a squint; sideways glance; to look askance

斜角

xié jiǎo

bevel angle; oblique angle

to recline

oblique axes (math.)

sloping side; hypotenuse (of a right-angled triangle)

斜钩

xié gōu

(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)

setting sun

to recline

inclined plane

italic letter; slanting typeface

miter saw

a sliced ball (tennis or table tennis)

to squint

oblique projection

trapezium (geometry)

trapezius muscle (of the upper back and neck)

斜眼看

xié yǎn kàn

from the side of the eye; askance

penne pasta

twill weave

slash (punct.); forward slash (computing); virgule; slanting line; oblique line

斜长石

xié cháng shí

plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)

tweed

to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt

偏斜

piān xié

crooked; not upright; diverging from straight line; improper; dishonest

syncline (geology)

oblique; slanting

crooked; askew; oblique; slanting; out of plumb

anticline (geology)

not leaning to one side; impartial; even-handed

倾斜度

qīng xié dù

inclination (from the horizontal or vertical); slope; obliquity

内斜视

nèi xié shì

(medicine) esotropia; cross-eye

反斜杠

fǎn xié gàng

backslash (computing)

反斜线

fǎn xié xiàn

backslash (computing); reversed diagonal

外斜肌

wài xié jī

external oblique muscle (sides of the chest)

横斜钩

héng xié gōu

⺄ stroke in Chinese characters

口眼歪斜

kǒu yǎn wāi xié

facial nerve paralysis

哩溜歪斜

lī liū wāi xié

crooked; deformed; twisted

歪歪斜斜

wāi wāi xié xié

shuddering; trembling; a trembling scrawl (of handwriting)

Idioms (1)

目不斜视

mù bù xié shì

not to glance sideways (idiom); to gaze fixedly; to be fully concentrated; to preserve a correct attitude

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