偏
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piān · slanting, inclined

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3051
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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 偏

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piānWords pronounced piān
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Example sentences

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Tā piān ài jiā ná dà de nǚ rén.他偏爱加拿大的女人。

He prefers Canadian women.

Source: Tatoeba #9401118 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi yǒu piān jiàn.我没有偏见。

I have no prejudice.

Source: Tatoeba #8928654 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiàn dài rén yǐ jīng piān lí shàng dì hé zì rán le.现代人已经偏离上帝和自然了。

Modern man has moved far away from God and from nature.

Source: Tatoeba #9007636 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nàge wèi zhì hěn piān pì.那个位置很偏僻。

It's quite a remote spot.

Source: Tatoeba #11706409 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ piān xiàng hé píng zhǔ yì.我偏向和平主義。

I am a fan of pacifism.

Source: Tatoeba #12134847 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā chū shēng yú ní bó ěr de yí gè piān yuǎn xiǎo shān cūn.她出生于尼泊尔的一个偏远小山村。

She was born in a remote village in Nepal.

Source: Tatoeba #1891237 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 偏 in context

  1. Say piān, then recall the core meaning: slanting, inclined.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 偏爱 (piān ài), meaning “to be partial towards sth”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 偏 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.