边 biān

side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:个; simultaneously

HSK 15 strokesTrad. 邊

Stroke order animation

边 · 5 strokes

5 strokes

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Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶力

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 臱 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

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nà bianover there

zhè biānthis side

wài bianoutside

páng biānside; adjacent place

yòu bianright side

zuǒ bianleft

yī biānone side; either side; on the one hand

shēn biānat one's side

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