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仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
仄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

仄 Stroke Order — How to Write 仄

Stroke Order

仄 is written in 4 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 人, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

仄 Radical and Character Components

Components:厂人

仄 is an ideographic compound. A man 人 taking shelter in a lean-to 厂.

Radical: 人 + 2 more strokes

仄 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zè

Meanings of 仄 in Chinese

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zè仄

Inclined; tilted; slanting. Often refers to the sun setting or an object standing askew.
日仄西山，余晖洒满大地。
As the sun sets behind the western mountains, its afterglow spreads across the land.
narrow; cramped (often in compounds like 'bīzè' 逼仄)
这间小卧室显得十分逼仄。
This small bedroom appears very cramped.
Uneasy; apologetic; feeling a sense of guilt or regret.
对于迟到，我感到十分歉仄
I feel extremely apologetic for being late.
In classical Chinese phonology, 'zè' refers to the oblique tones (rising, falling, and entering tones), which contrast with the level tone.
这首诗的平仄运用得十分巧妙。
The skillful application of level and oblique tones in this poem is quite ingenious.

Words with 仄

Idioms with 仄

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Questions about 仄

What does 仄 mean in Chinese?

仄 (zè) means “Inclined” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 仄?

仄 is pronounced zè in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 仄 have?

仄 has 4 strokes.

How do you write 仄?

仄 is written in 4 strokes, starting from the radical 人. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 仄?

The radical of 仄 is 人, and 仄 is an ideographic compound.