邪

• 拼音: xié
• 汉字拆解: 邪 = 牙 (tooth/fang) + 阝(邑) (settlement/place) — originally a toponym; semantically extended to moral and spiritual deviance

含义

Evil; wicked; heretical; deviant. Describes that which is morally corrupt, spiritually impure, or deviates from righteousness and orthodoxy.

A classical moral and spiritual term deeply embedded in Chinese philosophical and religious traditions. In Confucianism, 邪 is the opposite of 正 (upright). In Taoism and folk religion, 邪 refers to malevolent supernatural forces. In modern usage, it can describe deviant ideology, corrupt practices, or a sinister atmosphere.

例句

1. 古代官员将铜镜悬于门楣，意在辟邪驱鬼，保佑家宅平安、免遭邪气侵扰。
2. 他认为，无论外界环境如何诱惑，正直之人都应坚守内心，不为邪念所动摇。
3. 这部武侠小说以正邪两派的对决为主线，深刻探讨了人性中善与恶的永恒较量。

用法指南

语境: ethics, religion, folk culture, literature, philosophy

语气: negative

正确说法

• 在中国传统文化中，正气与邪气的对立构成了道德宇宙的基本结构，贯穿于文学、宗教和民俗之中。(In traditional Chinese culture, the opposition between righteous and evil forces constitutes the fundamental structure of the moral cosmos, running through literature, religion, and folk customs alike.)
• 历史上，以邪教为名压制异端思想的做法，往往成为权力巩固自身统治合法性的工具。(Historically, the practice of suppressing heterodox thought under the label of 'evil cult' frequently served as a tool for power to consolidate the legitimacy of its own rule.)

错误说法

• 这个人很邪 — while 邪 alone can function as an adjective, it is more natural to say 邪恶 for 'wicked' or 邪气 for 'evil energy'; standalone 邪 in predicate position can sound archaic or colloquially ambiguous

起源与历史

邪 = 牙 + 阝(邑) — originally a place name; extended to mean 'oblique, deviant' and later 'evil, wicked'

文化背景

时代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal