CHINESE CHARACTER

邪 (xié): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

xié

wrong, evil, demonic; perverse, depraved, heterodox

HSK 7-96 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

阝

Primary radical

阝 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 邪.

牙 · 阝

Visible components

邪 is decomposed as ⿰牙阝.

STROKES · 6

Write 邪 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 邪

改邪归正gǎixié-guīzhèng

HSK 7-9 · to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

邪xié

HSK 7-9 · demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange

邪恶xié’è

HSK 7-9 · sinister; vicious; wicked; evil

Examples using 邪

改邪归正

改邪归正。

Gǎi xié guī zhèng。

Straighten up.

FAQ

What does 邪 (xié) mean in Chinese?

wrong, evil, demonic; perverse, depraved, heterodox

How do you write 邪 in stroke order?

邪 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 邪?

阝 is the radical in 邪. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 邪?

改邪归正 (gǎixié-guīzhèng): to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf; 邪 (xié): demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; 邪恶 (xié’è): sinister; vicious; wicked; evil.