斜 (ce4 ce3 | xie2) : slanting; sloping

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斜

ce4 ce3

xie2

slanting; sloping; leaning; inclined; oblique; diagonal; tilted; askew

See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

ce3 is well accepted as a colloquial pronunciation in HK.

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 斗 (#68)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

斜

This word has been viewed 11019 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Jun 2013 17:13

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歪斜 waai1 ce4 = crooked; askew

傾斜 king1 ce4 qing1 xie2 = slope; inclination; to tilt; to incline; to lean; to slant

斜坡 ce3 bo1; ce4 bo1 xie2 po1 = slope

上斜 soeng5 ce3 = acclivity; ramp

斜路 ce3 lou6*2 = slope

傾斜量 king1 ce4 loeng6 qing1 xie2 liang4 = gradient

斜度 ce4 dou6 xie2 du4 = slope, obliqueness

斜棱 ce4 ling4 xie2 leng2 = slant edge

斜率 ce4 leot6 xie2 lv4 = gradient, slope

斜角 ce4 gok3 xie2 jiao3 = inclination
See all 27 compounds (CantoDict reports 30 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 斜

哪懼明天風高路斜
What could there be to fear from the adversity ahead?
[Literally: what could (we) fear from tomorrow's high winds and crooked roads]

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Decimal representation of this word: 斜
Unicode code for this character: U+659c (off-site link)

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