CHINESE CHARACTER

歪 (wāi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

wāi

slanted, askew, awry

HSK 69 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

止

Primary radical

止 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 歪.

不 · 正

Visible components

歪 is decomposed as ⿱不正.

STROKES · 9

Write 歪 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 歪

歪wāi

HSK 6 · askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side; to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)

歪曲wāiqū

HSK 7-9 · to distort; to misrepresent

FAQ

What does 歪 (wāi) mean in Chinese?

slanted, askew, awry

How do you write 歪 in stroke order?

歪 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 歪?

止 is the radical in 歪. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 歪?

歪 (wāi): askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side; to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw); 歪曲 (wāiqū): to distort; to misrepresent.