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偏
piān
1. to lean
2. to slant
3. oblique
4. prejudiced
5. to deviate from average
6. to stray from the intended line
7. stubbornly
8. contrary to expectations
9. left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

偏
piān
slanting, inclined; prejudiced
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

偏低
piāndī
to be on the low side
偏偏
piānpiān
(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal)
HSK 6
偏僻
piānpì
remote
HSK 6
偏光
piānguāng
polarized light
偏劳
piānláo
undue trouble
偏向
piānxiàng
partial towards sth
偏执
piānzhí
prejudice
偏压
piānyā
biasing (electronics)
偏好
piānhào
to prefer
偏安
piānān
content to hold a small part of the territory
偏宕
piāndàng
extremely (stubborn, contrary, disobedient etc)
偏宠
piānchǒng
to favor
偏将
piānjiàng
deputy general
偏巧
piānqiǎo
by coincidence
偏差
piānchā
bias
HSK 6
偏师
piānshī
military auxiliaries (archaic)
偏厦
piānshà
side annex
偏废
piānfèi
to give unequal emphasis to
偏待
piāndài
to show favoritism against sb
偏心
piānxīn
partial

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,203
Word Frequency Rank
2,867 of 84,292

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