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边

·bian

side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[ge4]; simultaneously

5 strokes Dict coverage rank #297 U+8FB9

How 边 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 臱 (phonetic)

components: 辶 力

How to remember it

border · Heisig RSH #733

力 power + road

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 边

WordPinyinMeaning
花边人物 huā biān rén wù person who is often the subject of gossip or sensational news; tabloid favorite; clickbait…
马边县 Mǎ biān Xiàn see 馬邊彝族自治縣|马边彝族自治县[Ma3 bian1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
有边儿 yǒu biān r (Beijing dialect) to show promise; to look hopeful; to have good prospects
上边儿 shàng bian r erhua variant of 上邊|上边[shang4 bian5]
花边儿 huā biān r erhua variant of 花邊|花边[hua1 bian1]
西边儿 xī biān r erhua variant of 西邊|西边[xi1 bian1]
下边儿 xià bian r erhua variant of 下邊|下边[xia4 bian5]
里边儿 lǐ bian r erhua variant of 裡邊|里边[li3 bian5]
南边儿 nán bian r erhua variant of 南邊|南边[nan2 bian5]
老边区 Lǎo biān Qū Laobian, a district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 Shi4], Liaoning
多边主义 duō biān zhǔ yì multilateralism
外边儿 wài bian r erhua variant of 外邊|外边[wai4 bian5]
定边县 Dìng biān Xiàn Dingbian, a county in Yulin City 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4], Shaanxi
东边儿 dōng biān r erhua variant of 東邊|东边[dong1 bian5]
后边儿 hòu bian r erhua variant of 後邊|后边[hou4 bian5]
一边 yī biān one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
边区 biān qū border area
水边 shuǐ biān edge of the water; waterside; shore (of sea, lake or river)
边头 biān tóu the end; border; just before the end
前边儿 qián bian r erhua variant of 前邊|前边[qian2 bian5]