邪 — Chinese character
邪
xié
wrong, evil, demonic; perverse, depraved, heterodox
- Pinyin
- xié
- Radical
- 163 ⾢ (City)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 牙 阝
- Japanese
- 邪 as a kanji
Common words with 邪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邪恶 (邪惡) | xié è | sinister; vicious |
| 邪教 | xié jiào | evil cult |
| 邪魔 | xié mó | evil spirit |
| 正邪 | zhèng xié | opposition between vital energy 正气 (zhèng qì) and pathogeny 邪气 (xié qì) (TCM) |
| 邪气 (邪氣) | xié qì | evil influence; unhealthy trend |
| 邪术 (邪術) | xié shù | sorcery |
| 辟邪 | bì xié | to ward off evil spirits; mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅 (pí xiū)) |
| 驱邪 (驅邪) | qū xié | to drive out devils; exorcism |
| 邪念 | xié niàn | wicked idea; evil thought |
| 无邪 (無邪) | wú xié | without guilt |
| 邪恶轴心 (邪惡軸心) | xié è zhóu xīn | the Axis of Evil |
| 邪灵 (邪靈) | xié líng | evil spirits |
English words written with 邪
邪 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 1 · Mencius 12 · Zhuangzi 165
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Analects 2.2
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 1B.4
- Mencius 2A.2
- Mencius 3A.3
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