仄

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What 仄 means

to tilt; narrow; uneasy; oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)

Ideographic: A man 人 taking shelter in a lean-to 厂

Made of 厂 + 人

Words with 仄

• 仄径zè jìngnarrow path
• 仄声zè shēngoblique tone; nonlevel tone; uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)
• 平仄píng zèlevel and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)
• 逼仄bī zènarrow; cramped

Characters that sound like 仄

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