邪
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xié · wrong, evil, demonic

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #5941
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6Total strokes

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Common words with 邪

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Example sentences

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Gǎi xié guī zhèng.改邪归正。

Straighten up.

Source: Tatoeba #5092263 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu shén me néng zǔ ài wǒ xié è de jì huà.没有什么能阻碍我邪恶的计划。

Nothing will hinder my malicious plan.

Source: Tatoeba #4436124 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì hěn xié è de nǚ wū.她是很邪惡的女巫。

She's an evil witch.

Source: Tatoeba #10355422 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén yě dé shí bu shí tì tā qū chú xié yǎn.我們也得時不時替她驅除邪眼。

We also have to cast off the evil eye from her every so often.

Source: Tatoeba #13786734 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhàn zhēng shì jué duì de xié è.戰爭是絕對的邪惡。

War is an absolute evil.

Source: Tatoeba #12278559 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu zhì huì cái néng fēn biàn shàn è xié zhèng; yǒu qiān xū cái néng jiàn lì měi mǎn rén shēng.有智慧才能分辨善惡邪正;有謙虛才能建立美滿人生。

Only with wisdom can one distinguish between good and evil; only with humility can one build a happy life.

Source: Tatoeba #838353 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 邪 in context

  1. Say xié, then recall the core meaning: wrong, evil, demonic.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 改邪归正 (gǎi xié guī zhèng), meaning “to mend one's ways”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 邪 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.