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Meaning of 边

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(Trad.: 邊)
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Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (walk) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from lower left
    • [ chuò ] to walk; walking
    • [ ] strength, power; capability, influence
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  • Pinyin: biān
    English Definition: side; edge; margin; border; boundary; Classifiers: ; simultaneously
    Chinese Definition:
    ①物体的周围部分,外缘:边缘。边沿。
    ②国家或地区交界处:边疆。边界。边防。边境。边陲(边境)。
    ③几何学上指夹成角或围成多角形的直线:等边三角形。
    ④旁侧,近旁:身边。边锋。
    ⑤方面:边干(gàn)边学。
    ⑥表示方位:上边。外边。
    ⑦姓氏。

    Example Words:
    一边 biān one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
    身边 shēn biān at one's side; on hand
    旁边 páng biān lateral; side; to the side; beside
    双边 shuāng biān bilateral
    周边 zhōu biān periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs
    More: 边* | *边 | *边*
  • Pinyin: bian
    English Definition: suffix of a noun of locality
    Example Words:
    前边 qián bian front; the front side; in front of
    上边 shàng bian the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up
    南边 nán bian south; south side; southern part; to the south of
    里边 bian inside
    里边儿 bian r erhua variant of 里边
    More: 边* | *边 | *边*
Example Sentences
1
That's just absurd.
2
When steps of Thine are near.
3
Where do you stand on this spectrum?
4
He chipped a piece off the edge of the cup.
5
便
西
After reading that we drove out to the land and camped out close to the woods to see if we could see anything.