斜xié
slanted, oblique. 11 strokes, radical 斗, first met in HSK 5.
Pinyin xiéStrokes 11Radical 斗Band HSK 5Words 1
How to write 斜
Strokes 1–7 write 余, then strokes 8–11 write 斗.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 斜 · the stroke-order rules
What 斜 is made of
余 (yú, surplus) and 斗 (dòu, to struggle).
斗 carries the meaning — measuring cup — and 余 carries the sound.
Words that use 斜
| 斜 | slanted, oblique 指不垂直、不平正的状态 夕阳斜照在古塔长椅上。The slanting evening sun fell across the pagoda bench. Lesson 504, 端正心态 · 行稳致远与和衷共济 · Resilient Strides & Sincere Accord |
Characters that share the sound part 余
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.