cè, zhāi

the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side

Radical: 亻 HSK 6 v, g, f, q pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

侧 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 侧

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 侧.

东侧
dōng cè
两侧
liǎng cè
二侧
èr cè
体侧
tǐ cè
侧写
cè xiě
侧卧
cè wò
侧壁
cè bì
侧室
cè shì
侧录
cè lù
侧影
cè yǐng
侧根
cè gēn
侧目
cè mù

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical .

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