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歪 - wāi

slant; inclined; askewd, awry

slant; inclined; askewd, awry

How to read 歪

Click 歪 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinwāi
Englishslant; inclined; askewd, awry
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

歪嘴 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 歪斜. Please read 歪曲 one more time.

Common words with this character

twisted mouth; wry mouth
crooked; askew; oblique
to distort; to misrepresent
fallacious reasoning; preposterous argument

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 歪 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 歪嘴 and 歪斜 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 歪.