漢字Kanji · in States & Attributes
斜: diagonal, slanting
Also: oblique
斗 carries the meaning · 余 gives the sound
Two readings, and the words that use each
シャsha · on'yomi · in compounds
- 斜面しゃめんslope; slanting surface; bevel
- 傾斜けいしゃ
- 斜体しゃたいoblique type; slanted type
- 斜陽しゃようsetting sun
ななめnaname · kun'yomi · on its own
- 斜めななめslanting; tilted; sloping
Also read はす, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)斗 ladle/dipper (meaning) + 余 (sound)
The character expresses the idea of scooping or drawing out. By extension, it is also used to mean "slant" or "diagonal.".
Source: Wiktionary, 斜 (rev. 92688250), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Surplus/excess (余) + measure/ladle (斗). Imagine pouring a liquid from a "ladle" at an "excessive" angle—causing it to flow in a "diagonal" direction.”
Connections
Also built on too much (余)
The 余 family reads ジョ (jo); 斜 is read シャ.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xié
Same form: 斜 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 斜 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 斜 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xié most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.