歪
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askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side
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Dict coverage rank #1,962 U+6B6A
How 歪 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Not 不 straight 正
How to remember it
askew · Heisig RSH #2255
不 no + 正 correct
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 歪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上梁不正下梁歪 | shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi | lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subor… |
| 东倒西歪 | dōng dǎo xī wāi | to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway; (of buildings etc) to lean at a cra… |
| 歪打正着 | wāi dǎ zhèng zháo | to succeed by a lucky stroke |
| 歪点子 | wāi diǎn zi | illegal device; devious; crooked |
| 脚正不怕鞋歪 | jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi | lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe; an upright man is not afraid of gossip… |
| 口眼歪斜 | kǒu yǎn wāi xié | facial nerve paralysis |
| 歪风邪气 | wāi fēng xié qì | noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends |
| 歪门邪道 | wāi mén xié dào | dishonest practices |
| 邪门歪道 | xié mén wāi dào | lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices; crooked methods; dishonesty |
| 歪果仁 | wāi guǒ rén | (slang) foreigner (pun on 外國人|外国人[wai4 guo2 ren2]) |
| 歪风 | wāi fēng | unhealthy trend; noxious influence |
| 歪理 | wāi lǐ | fallacious reasoning; preposterous argument |
| 病病歪歪 | bìng bing wāi wāi | sick and weak; feeble and listless |
| 乐歪 | lè wāi | to be thrilled; (of sb's mouth) to form a grin |
| 歪嘴 | wāi zuǐ | twisted mouth; wry mouth |
| 带歪 | dài wāi | (coll.) to lead astray |
| 歪曲 | wāi qū | to distort; to misrepresent |
| 七扭八歪 | qī niǔ bā wāi | misshapen; crooked; uneven (idiom) |
| 爽歪了 | shuǎng wāi le | (slang) awesome; amazing; too cool!; sick |
| 歪瓜裂枣 | wāi guā liè zǎo | ugly; repulsive |