to write with the tip of the brush tilted; (fig.) to resort to devious means
trad. 走偏鋒
Also written 走偏鋒【zǒu piān fēng】
Characters in this word
3走
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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)
- Pinyin
- zǒu
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 60 of 2500
偏
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to lean, to slant, oblique, prejudiced, to deviate from average, to stray from the intended line, stubbornly, contrary to expectations
- Pinyin
- piān
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 11446 of 2500
锋
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point of a spear, edge of a tool, vanguard, forward (in sports team)
- Pinyin
- fēng
- Traditional
- 鋒
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 46813 of 2500