Chinese Word: 边 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

边 (Trad.: 邊)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 2

Synonym: 外

Antonyms: 内里

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 辵

Pictophonetic:臱 indicates the sound; 辶 (walk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿺ Surround from lower left
- 辶 [ chuò ] to walk; walking
- 力 [ lì ] strength, power; capability, influence

Similar Characters: 迏

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Pinyin: biān

English Definition:side; edge; margin; border; boundary; Classifiers: 个 ; 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HSK 3	yī 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HSK 2	páng biān	lateral; side; to the side; beside
双边	shuāng biān	bilateral
周边HSK 6	zhōu biān	periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs

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	lǐ bian	inside
里边儿	lǐ bian r	erhua variant of 里边

1		xié zi 鞋子 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The shoes are inside.
2		cān tīng 餐厅 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The restaurant is inside.
3		wǒ de jiā 我的家 zài 在 nán bian 南边。 My home is in the south.
4		yòu bian 右边 yǒu 有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 There is a cat on the right.
5		wǒ men 我们 jiā 家 zài 在 xī biān 西边。 Our house is on the west side.

1		xié zi 鞋子 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The shoes are inside.
2		cān tīng 餐厅 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The restaurant is inside.
3		wǒ de jiā 我的家 zài 在 nán bian 南边。 My home is in the south.
4		yòu bian 右边 yǒu 有 yī zhǐ māo 一只猫。 There is a cat on the right.
5		wǒ men 我们 jiā 家 zài 在 xī biān 西边。 Our house is on the west side.