The word 偏见 (piānjiàn), meaning "prejudice" or "bias", is formed through a vivid conceptual metaphor. It combines the character 偏 (piān), which means "leaning", "inclined", or "off-center", with 见 (jiàn), which means "to see" or "a view". Therefore, the compound visually and intellectually conveys the idea of a "leaning view" or a "slanted perspective", a way of seeing that is not upright or balanced, but is instead tilted toward a pre-formed, unbalanced judgment.