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邪
衺
xié
1. old variant of [[邪<xié>]]
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

邪
xié
wrong, evil, demonic; perverse, depraved, heterodox
6 丶

Compound Words (20)

中邪
zhòngxié
to be possessed
六邪
liùxié
(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind [[風|风<fēng>]], cold [[寒<hán>]], heat [[暑<shǔ>]], damp [[濕|湿<shī>]], dryness [[燥<zào>]], fire [[火<huǒ>]]
奸邪
jiānxié
crafty and evil
妖邪
yāoxié
evil monster
正邪
zhèngxié
opposition between vital energy [[正氣|正气<zhèngqì>]] and pathogeny [[邪氣|邪气<xiéqì>]] (TCM)
无邪
wúxié
without guilt
病邪
bìngxié
pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM
祛邪
qūxié
to exorcise
谗邪
chánxié
lies and slander
辟邪
bìxié
to ward off evil spirits
避邪
bìxié
to avoid evil spirits
邪乎
xiéhu
extraordinary
邪径
xiéjìng
depraved life
邪念
xiéniàn
wicked idea
邪恶
xiéè
sinister
邪教
xiéjiào
evil cult
邪气
xiéqì
evil influence
邪祟
xiésuì
evil spirit
邪荡
xiédàng
obscene
邪术
xiéshù
sorcery

Alternate Entries

邪
xié
demonic / iniquitous / nefarious / evil / unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,538
Word Frequency Rank
80 of 84,292

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