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仄
zè
1. to tilt
2. narrow
3. uneasy
4. oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)
✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

仄
zè
slanting, oblique; oblique tones
4 丶

Compound Words (4)

仄径
zèjìng
narrow path
仄声
zèshēng
oblique tone
平仄
píngzè
level and oblique tones (technical term for classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)
逼仄
bīzè
narrow

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,281