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

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邪

xié

Definition

demonic
iniquitous
nefarious
evil
unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)

Character Decomposition

Related words (36)

邪乎

xié hu

extraordinary; severe; exaggerated; overstated; fantastic; incredible

邪径

xié jìng

depraved life; evil ways; fornication

邪念

xié niàn

wicked idea; evil thought; evil desire

邪恶

xié è

sinister; vicious; wicked; evil

evil cult

sorcery

evil influence; unhealthy trend; pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM; as opposed to vital energy 正气

evil spirits

evil spirit

obscene

harmful teachings; evil doctrine

邪财

xié cái

windfall; easy money; ill-gotten gains

see 邪道

depraved life; evil ways; fornication

邪门

xié mén

strange; unusual; evil ways; dishonest practices

evil spirit

the Axis of Evil

false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism)

中邪

zhòng xié

to be possessed; to be bewitched

六邪

liù xié

(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 风, cold 寒, heat 暑, damp 湿, dryness 燥, fire 火

奸邪

jiān xié

crafty and evil; a treacherous villain

evil monster

without guilt

opposition between vital energy 正气 and pathogeny 邪气 (TCM)

病邪

bìng xié

pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM; as opposed to vital energy 正气

祛邪

qū xié

to exorcise; to drive away evil spirits

谗邪

chán xié

lies and slander; malicious calumny

辟邪

bì xié

to ward off evil spirits; mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅)

避邪

bì xié

to avoid evil spirits

除邪

chú xié

to guard against evil; to exorcise

风邪

fēng xié

pathogenic influence (TCM)

驱邪

qū xié

to drive out devils; exorcism

弃邪归正

qì xié guī zhèng

to give up evil and return to virtue

正邪相争

zhèng xié xiāng zhēng

term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正气 and pathogeny 邪气

dishonest practices

to avoid calamities and evil spirits

Idioms (8)

邪不敌正

xié bù dí zhèng

good will always triumph over evil (idiom)

邪门歪道

xié mén wāi dào

(lit.) devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices; crooked methods; dishonesty

偏邪不正

piān xié bù zhèng

biased; prejudiced (idiom)

扶正压邪

fú zhèng yā xié

to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)

改邪归正

gǎi xié guī zhèng

to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

歪风邪气

wāi fēng xié qì

noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends

祛邪除灾

qū xié chú zāi

to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)

舍正从邪

shě zhèng cóng xié

to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

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