Chinese symbol for “oblique”
颇
pō
Traditional: 頗
rather; quite; considerably; oblique
The closest CC-CEDICT match for oblique is 颇 (pō), defined as: rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “oblique”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偏 | piān | to lean; to slant |
| 横斜 (橫斜) | héng xié | oblique; slanting |
| 斜 | xié | inclined; slanting |
| 歪斜 | wāi xié | crooked; askew |
| 斜交 | xié jiāo | bevel; oblique |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 颇.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 颇具 (頗具) | pō jù | rather; quite |
| 颇为 (頗為) | pō wéi | rather; quite |
| 偏颇 (偏頗) | piān pō | biased; partial |
| 颇多 (頗多) | pō duō | (quite) a lot; many |
See also: Japanese symbol for “oblique”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.