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邪
xié
1. demonic
2. iniquitous
3. nefarious
4. evil
5. unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

邪荡
xiédàng
obscene
邪术
xiéshù
sorcery
邪说
xiéshuō
harmful teachings
邪财
xiécái
windfall
邪路
xiélù
see [[邪道<xiédào>]]
邪道
xiédào
depraved life
邪门
xiémén
strange
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>]]
邪灵
xiélíng
evil spirits
邪魔
xiémó
evil spirit
除邪
chúxié
to guard against evil
风邪
fēngxié
pathogenic influence (TCM)
驱邪
qūxié
to drive out devils
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
奸邪
jiānxié
crafty and evil
谗邪
chánxié
lies and slander
辟邪
bìxié
to ward off evil spirits

Alternate Entries

邪
xié
old variant of [[邪<xié>]]

Metadata

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