歪 wāi▶ Crooked

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 歪 is in band 7–9. HSK 5 explained

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中歪。

That means crooked. Your friend hangs a picture on the wall and steps back to look. You tilt your head and say it, because the frame is not straight. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

歪 is written in 9 strokes.

• 歪

Senses

1. askew
2. at a crooked angle
3. devious
4. noxious
5. (coll.) to lie on one's side

Related words

• 歪曲distort

歪 is pronounced wāi and means “Crooked”.