crooked, askew, not straight

Animated Stroke Order 歪

歪 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 歪

歪 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yào
yòng
wāi
lái
wèi
biàn
jiě

Don't use false reasoning to justify yourself

2
wāi
liǎo
shì
shí
de
zhēn
xiàng

He distorted the truth

3
zhè
huà
guà
yǒu
diǎn
wāi
xié

This painting is hanging a bit crooked

4
wāi
le
de
huà

He distorted my words.

5
xīn
wén
bào
dào
yīng
gāi
wāi
shì
shí

News reports should not distort the facts.

6
yǒu
xiē
rén
wéi
le
de
wāi
shǐ
zhēn
xiàng

Some people deliberately distort historical truth for their own benefit.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1732
Zhuyinㄨㄞ
Components
UnicodeU+6B6A
Cangjie
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality