偏 (piān) — (verb) to lean, to slant; to deviate from the intended line; (adjective) oblique; biased, prejudiced; (adverb) stubbornly, insistently; contrary to expectations
Definition
Covers three distinct uses: a physical lean or slant (like 斜), a biased or prejudiced stance, and an adverb meaning 'stubbornly / contrary to expectations' — that last sense overlaps with 偏偏 (more emphatic) and 一味 (blindly persistent, negative).
verb
to leanto slantto deviate from the intended line
adjective
obliquebiasedprejudiced
adverb
stubbornlyinsistentlycontrary to expectations
Examples
- 偏，。Zhè miàn qiáng yǒu diǎn piān, xū yào xiū yí xià.This wall leans a bit and needs repair.
- 偏，。Tā de guān diǎn tài piān le, bú gòu kè guān.His views are too biased, not objective enough.
- 偏，。Tā piān yào qù, shuí yě lán bú zhù.He insists on going, no one can stop him.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
偏 combines 亻 (人, a person) with 扁, which gives the sound.
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