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

仄 character breakdown

"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant

Mnemonic symbol: a chocolate factory. Charlie Chaplin (ch) is overjoyed to see that in the anglepod's living room (ang3), a small chocolate factory (厂) is for sale. He buys it, shaves his mustache, grows his hair a bit and renames himself to Willy Wonka to live in the chocolate factory.
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

Characters with 仄 as component

afternoon / decline

Words with 仄

level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)
oblique tone / nonlevel tone / uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)
narrow / cramped

Sentences with 仄

仄 currently does not appear in any sentence.