Chinese Character 边 Meanings and components.

Form

边

Meaning

边 meaning[3] in English

Side.

Edge.

Margin.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 边 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to walk (side … (辶) , and surname Li (力)

Its radical[1] is: 辵 (chuo4) which means: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character), .辵chuo4to walk …

In cangjie it is written with YKS

How to write 边

To write边bian1side you should write a combination of 辶chuo4to walk … , 力li4surname Li arranged in a 吅 shape:

辶 + 力 = 边

边 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 边 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 边, looks as follow:

边
Pinyin:bian1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Side . Edge . Margin . Border . Boundary . Cl:個|个[Ge4] . Simultaneously
辶
Pinyin:chuo4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character)
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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