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歪

wāi
adjective HSK 7 #4,422

Meanings

  1. 1 crooked; slanted; askew
  2. 2 devious; dishonest (figurative)

Characters

歪
wai
crooked; slanted
Made of 不 (bu, not) + 正 (zheng, straight) — not straight = crooked

Examples

这幅画挂歪了。
Zhè fú huà guà wāi le.
This painting is hanging crooked.
他总是出歪主意。
Tā zǒngshì chū wāi zhǔyi.
He always comes up with crooked ideas.
你的领带歪了。
Nǐ de lǐngdài wāi le.
Your tie is crooked.

Tips

memory
歪 is made of 不 (not) + 正 (straight) stacked on top of each other. Not straight = crooked. This is one of the easiest Chinese characters to remember because its structure literally tells you its meaning.

Stroke Order

歪 wāi