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CHINESE CHARACTER

wāi

歪

歪

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askew

Numbered pinyin
wai1
English meanings
askew, at a crooked angle, devious, noxious, (coll.) to lie on one's side, to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 不; bottom 正.

  • Top

    不
  • Bottom

    正
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    • Top

      一
    • Bottom

      止
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      • First part

        上
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      • Second part

        丨

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱不正

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    màozi帽子dài戴wāi歪le了。

    The hat is askew.

  2. 02

    wāi歪wāi歪niǔ扭niǔ扭。

    Crooked.

  3. 03

    jíshí及时tiáozhěng调整。

    Adjust promptly.

  4. 04

    zhěngzhěng整整qí齐qí齐。

    Neat.

  5. 05

    gōngzhěng工整měiguān美观。

    Neat and nice.

  6. 06

    yī一sī丝bù不gǒu苟。

    Meticulous.

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