偏

piān

to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations

Radical: 亻 HSK 6 d, a, v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

偏 decomposes into the following components:

亻 扁

Semantic component: 亻; phonetic component: 扁.

Words containing 偏

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 偏.

偏低
piān dī
to be on the low side
偏倚
piān yǐ
偏偏
piān piān
(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal)
偏僻
piān pì
remote
偏光
piān guāng
polarized light
偏关
piān guān
Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
偏劳
piān láo
undue trouble
偏压
piān yā
biasing (electronics)
偏厦
piān shà
side annex
偏向
piān xiàng
partial towards sth
偏好
piān hào
to prefer
偏安
piān ān
content to hold a small part of the territory

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical 亻.

㐌 亻 亿 什 仁 仂 仃 仅 仆 仇 仉 仍 仔 仕 他 仗 付 仙 仞 仟 仡 代 仨 仪

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