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仄

zè

Character

What 仄 means

1. to tilt
2. narrow
3. uneasy
4. oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)

Words starting with 仄

• 仄径zè jìngnarrow path
• 仄声zè shēngoblique tone; nonlevel tone; uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)

Words containing 仄

• 平仄píng zèlevel and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)
• 逼仄bī zènarrow; cramped

Sounds the same

Read zè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 昃afternoon; decline

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