biān, bian

side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously

Radical: 辶 HSK 2 k, d, n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

边 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 边

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 边.

一边
yī biān
one side
上边
shàng bian
the top
下边
xià bian
under
东边
dōng bian
east
两边
liǎng biān
either side
傍边
bàng biān
near
凸边
tū biān
rim
前边
qián bian
front
北边
běi biān
north
半边
bàn biān
half of sth
单边
dān biān
unilateral
南边
nán bian
south

Related characters (radical 辶)

Characters that share the radical .

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