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攲

Character · AdjectiveTraditional敧

slanting; tilted; askew

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Meanings

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1.

adjective

slanting; tilted; askew; not upright

literary

A classical/literary term for describing something that is leaning or not vertical. Used in written language. The variant forms "攲" or "欹" are sometimes seen.

Qiáng墙
bì壁
yīn因
dì地
zhèn震
ér而
qī敧
xié斜
 。

The wall is slanted due to the earthquake.

Lǎo老
shù树
qī敧
cè侧
yú于
hé河
biān边
 。

An old tree leans sideways by the river.

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Huà画
kuàng框
guà挂
qī敧
le了
 ，
xū需
yào要
fú扶
zhèng正
 。

The picture frame was hung askew and needs to be straightened.