Usage of the character 邪

old variant of 邪 (xié)

xié

邪

[邪]

demonic
iniquitous
nefarious
evil
unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)
(coll.) strange
abnormal

xiépì

邪僻

[邪僻]

abnormal; improper; beyond the pale

liùxié

六邪

[六邪]

(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風／风 (fēng), cold 寒 (hán), heat 暑 (shǔ), damp 濕／湿 (shī), dryness 燥 (zào), fire 火 (huǒ)

bìxié

避邪

[避邪]

to avoid evil spirits

xiéjìng

邪径

[邪徑]

depraved life
evil ways
fornication

zhòngxié

中邪

[中邪]

to be possessed; to be bewitched

xiéqì

邪气

[邪氣]

evil influence
unhealthy trend
(a person's) evil air
aura of wickedness
(TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣／正气 (zhèngqì), vital energy)

zhèngxié

正邪

[正邪]

opposition between vital energy 正氣／正气 (zhèngqì) and pathogeny 邪氣／邪气 (xiéqì) (TCM)

xiésuì

邪祟

[邪祟]

evil spirit

jiānxié

奸邪

[奸邪]

crafty and evil
a treacherous villain

xiélíng

邪灵

[邪靈]

evil spirits

chúxié

除邪

[除邪]

to guard against evil
to exorcise

xiéhu

邪乎

[邪乎]

extraordinary
severe
exaggerated
overstated
fantastic
incredible

xiéniàn

邪念

[邪念]

wicked idea
evil thought
evil desire

xiémén

邪门

[邪門]

strange
unusual
evil ways
dishonest practices

xié'è

邪恶

[邪惡]

sinister
vicious
wicked
evil

xiécái

邪财

[邪財]

windfall
easy money
ill-gotten gains

xiédào

邪道

[邪道]

depraved life
evil ways
fornication

fēngxié

风邪

[風邪]

pathogenic influence (TCM)

bìngxié

病邪

[病邪]

pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM
as opposed to vital energy 正氣／正气 (zhèngqì)

wúxié

无邪

[無邪]

without guilt

xiézhāo

邪招

[邪招]

clever move from out of left field

yāoxié

妖邪

[妖邪]

evil monster

bìxié

辟邪

[辟邪]

to ward off evil spirits
mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅 (píxiū))

xiémó

邪魔

[邪魔]

evil spirit

chánxié

谗邪

[讒邪]

lies and slander
malicious calumny

xiédàng

邪荡

[邪蕩]

obscene

xiéshuō

邪说

[邪說]

harmful teachings
evil doctrine

qūxié

驱邪

[驅邪]

to drive out devils
exorcism

xiéshù

邪术

[邪術]

sorcery

qūxié

祛邪

[祛邪]

to exorcise
to drive away evil spirits

xiéjiào

邪教

[邪教]

evil cult

xiélù

邪路

[邪路]

see 邪道 (xiédào)

fúzhèngyāxié

扶正压邪

[扶正壓邪]

to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)

xiāozāibìxié

消灾避邪

[消災避邪]

to avoid calamities and evil spirits

qìxiéguīzhèng

弃邪归正

[棄邪歸正]

to give up evil and return to virtue

shězhèngcóngxié

舍正从邪

[捨正從邪]

to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

xié'èzhóuxīn

邪恶轴心

[邪惡軸心]

the Axis of Evil

wāiménxiédào

歪门邪道

[歪門邪道]

dishonest practices

xiédiǎndiànyǐng

邪典电影

[邪典電影]

cult film

xiéménwāidào

邪门歪道

[邪門歪道]

lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices
crooked methods
dishonesty

wāifēngxiéqì

歪风邪气

[歪風邪氣]

noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends

xiézhīxiéjiàn

邪知邪见

[邪知邪見]

false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism)

gǎixiéguīzhèng

改邪归正

[改邪歸正]

to mend one's ways (idiom)
to turn over a new leaf

qūxiéchúzāi

祛邪除灾

[祛邪除災]

to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)

piānxiébùzhèng

偏邪不正

[偏邪不正]

biased
prejudiced (idiom)

zhèngxiéxiāngzhēng

正邪相争

[正邪相爭]

term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣／正气 (zhèngqì) and pathogeny 邪氣／邪气 (xiéqì)

xiébùdízhèng

邪不敌正

[邪不敵正]

good will always triumph over evil (idiom)