Chinese symbol for “tilt”
仄
zè
to tilt; narrow; uneasy; oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tilt is 仄 (zè), defined as: to tilt; narrow; uneasy; oblique tones (in Chinese poetry).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “tilt”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倾斜 (傾斜) | qīng xié | to incline; to lean |
| 翘 (翹) | qiào | to stick up; to rise on one end |
| 倾角 (傾角) | qīng jiǎo | dip; angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 仄.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平仄 | píng zè | level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry) |
| 仄声 (仄聲) | zè shēng | oblique tone; nonlevel tone |
| 逼仄 | bī zè | narrow; cramped |
| 仄径 (仄徑) | zè jìng | narrow path |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tilt”.
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.