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The character 斜, which is identical in both its traditional and simplified forms, is composed of the phonetic component 余 and the semantic component 斗, a pictograph for a ladle or dou measuring vessel. This structure points to an original meaning of "to ladle out" or "to pour out", a specific action that inherently involves a tilting motion. From this concrete verbal sense, the meaning generalized to describe the resulting state of being not upright or perpendicular, leading to its core modern meanings of "slanting", "inclined", or "oblique". Over time, the character's usage shifted predominantly from the action of tilting to describe the static quality of being slanted, solidifying its primary function as an adjective.
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斜阳照着山坡。
我家在书店的斜对面。
这条线画得有点斜。
他不敢斜视她的眼睛。
小船在斜风细雨中前行。
他把相框斜挂在墙上。
塔身因年代久远而微微倾斜。
她斜倚在栏杆上，望着远方。