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
上边
shàng bian
下边
xià bian
东边
dōng bian
两边
liǎng biān
傍边
bàng biān
凸边
tū biān
前边
qián bian
北边
běi biān
半边
bàn biān
单边
dān biān
南边
nán bian

Related characters (radical 辶)

Characters that share the radical .

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