Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 邪


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Meaning

evil, demonic, iniquitous, nefarious

Pronunciation

xié

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

fang, tusk(Side view of an elefant's head with a tusk .)
village(This radical is always at the right side of the hanzi and means "village". Please note the difference to this radical , 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

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