斜

xié

adjective HSK 5 #11,087

Meanings

Zhè fú huà guà xié le.

This painting is hung crooked.

Tàiyáng xié zhào jìnlái le.

The sun shone in at an angle.

Tā wāi zhe tóu xié kàn le wǒ yī yǎn.

He tilted his head and gave me a sideways glance.

usage

斜 describes things that are tilted or not straight. 斜坡 (xiépō) = slope, 斜线 (xiéxiàn) = diagonal line / slash (/), 歪斜 (wāixié) = crooked.

memory

The character 斜 contains 余 (yú, surplus) and 斗 (dǒu, measure) — imagine a measuring cup tilted to pour out the extra.

斜 xié