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走偏锋

走
走
偏
偏
锋
鋒
to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means

Characters and words in 走偏锋

走
zǒu = z + ou3
to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
Add a new mnemonic for 走 = 龰 + 土
走
偏
to deviate from the correct course / (fig.) to go astray
偏
piān = pi + an1
to lean / to slant / oblique / prejudiced / to deviate from average / to stray from the intended line / stubbornly / contrary to expectations
Add a new mnemonic for 偏 = 亻 + 扁
偏
偏
锋
鋒
brush stroke to the side (calligraphy) / fig. side stroke / lateral thinking
锋
鋒
fēng = f + (e)ng1
point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team)
Add a new mnemonic for 锋 = 夆 + 钅
Add a new mnemonic for 鋒 = 金 + 夆

Words with 走偏锋

剑走偏锋
剑
劍
走
走
偏
偏
锋
鋒
Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist
剑
劍
走
走
偏
偏
锋
鋒
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit

Sentences with 走偏锋

走偏锋 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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