Memory phrase for the character: 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 elephants?) A tusk in a village is evil.

Radicals

牙 fang, tuskSide view of an elephant'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.




 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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