邪 xié, yá, yé — evil; wicked; heretical; depraved; immoral; crooked; wrong; nefarious

邪
xié yá yé yú xú

Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #405

Variant: 衺

xié xie2

Basic definition

adjective
  1. evil; wicked; heretical; depraved; immoral; crooked; wrong; nefarious e.g 邪恶邪念改邪归正
  2. pathogenic factor (TCM); evil influence; noxious influence; pathogen; pernicious qi e.g 寒邪风邪扶正祛邪
  3. evil spirit; demon; devilish; supernatural evil; uncanny; bewitching e.g 邪魔中邪驱邪
noun
  1. evil; heresy; wrong path; wickedness; iniquity; deviation; vice e.g 邪路邪说邪门歪道

Detailed explanation

adjective
  1. (形声。从邑，牙声。本义:琅邪郡。字亦作琊) e.g 邪靡 · 邪睨 · 邪绝
  2. evil e.g 邪魔 邪皮 · 邪说诬民 · 邪术
  3. heretical e.g 邪教异端邪说 邪螭 · 邪传 · 邪魔外道
noun
  1. crafty and evil person e.g 邪丑
  2. pathogenic factor e.g 寒邪风邪 灸刺和药逐去邪
  3. demon e.g 中邪 妖邪 · 邪魅

yá ya2

Basic definition

  1. noun used in place names; Langya (ancient commandery, also written 琅琊) e.g 琅邪

yé ye2

Basic definition

  1. particle (literary) question particle, same as 耶; or?; is it?; really? e.g 是邪非邪

Detailed explanation

  1. noun 见“莫邪”( mòyé)
  2. noun 古同疑问词“耶”

yú yu2

Basic definition

  1. noun (rare) ancient place-name reading

xú xu2

Basic definition

  1. adjective (rare) archaic same as 徐, slow; gentle e.g 邪齐

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