斜

xié

inclined

slanting; oblique; tilting

Tilted dipper (斗) + sound from (余) = slanting

斗 is a ladle or dipper — tilt one to pour, and you have the essence of slanting. 余 contributes the sound xié rather than a meaning.

余+斗→斜
余SurplusPhonetic
斗A ladleSemantic

这幅画挂得有点斜,你能帮我调一下吗?

zhè fú huà guà de yǒu diǎn xié, nǐ néng bāng wǒ tiáo yī xià ma?

This painting is hanging a little tilted, can you help me adjust it?

阳光斜射进房间,地板上出现了长长的影子。

yáng guāng xié shè jìn fáng jiān, dì bǎn shàng chū xiàn le cháng cháng de yǐng zi.

Sunlight shone in obliquely through the room, casting long shadows on the floor.

Words with 斜

斜线

xié xiàn

oblique line

顺斜

shùn xié

(geology) cataclinal

不偏斜

bù piān xié

not leaning to one side

乜斜

miē xie

to squint

偏斜

piān xié

crooked

倾斜度

qīng xié dù

inclination (from the horizontal or vertical)

倾斜

qīng xié

to incline

内斜视

nèi xié shì

(medicine) esotropia

向斜

xiàng xié

syncline (geology)

反斜杠

fǎn xié gàng

backslash (computing)

反斜线

fǎn xié xiàn

backslash (computing)

口眼歪斜

kǒu yǎn wāi xié

facial nerve paralysis

More characters with 余

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