Memory phrase for the Kanji: 邪

邪

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Meaning

evil, demonic, iniquitous, nefarious

Pronunciation

 xié

Explanation

 Left: tusk 牙 (Side view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ), right: village⻏

Mnemonic
(Invasion of elefants?) A tusk in a village is evil.

Radicals

牙 fang, tuskSide view of an elefant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
⻏ villageThis radical is always at the right side of the hanzi and means "village". Please note the difference to this radical 阝, which means "hill" and is always at the left side of the character.
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Vocabulary

 邪恶  xié è  sinister; vicious; wicked; evil
 歪风邪气  wāi fēng xié qì  noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends
 邪气  xié qì  evil influence; unhealthy trend; pathogeny (cause of disease) in traditional Chinese medicine
 邪气  xié qì  

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