Memory phrase for the character: 斜

斜

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Meaning

inclined, slanting, oblique, tilting

Pronunciation

xié

Explanation

 Left: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus in excess.), right: measure of volume (1 Dou= 18 l), stylized ladle with sth. on it)

Mnemonic
 
An 'excess' in the ladle makes it: inclined.

Radicals

余 remaining, excessA heap remained on the altar, and thus is in excess.
斗 dipperAs spoon or ladle also 匕 and 勺 are used.




 Vocabulary

斜边 xié biān  sloping side; hypotenuse (of a right-angled triangle)
倾斜 qīng xié  to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt
斜面 xié miàn  inclined plane
斜面 xié miàn  
斜面 xié miàn  

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