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側
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侧
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lateral

HSK 10 N2
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cè
ソク
かわ、がわ、そば
측
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 則 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (側)
亻 person (side)+ 則 rule =
側 lateral
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
則 Phonetic component
rule
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Simplified (侧)
亻 person (side)+ 则 law =
侧 side
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
则 Phonetic component
zé law
rule, law, regulation
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
侧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
侧 / 側 [cè]
the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side
侧 / 側 [zhāi]
lean on one side
Japanese
側 がわ 、 かわ 同音

noun

  1. side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
  2. (watch) case
側 そく 同音
noun first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
側 、 傍 、 端 そば 、 そく 、 はた 同音

noun

  1. usually kana near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while
  2. third person
傍ら 、 側ら (irreg.) 、 傍 (irreg.) 、 旁 、 側 、 脇 かたわら 同音
  1. adj-nonounadverb side; edge; beside; besides; nearby
  2. nounadverb usually kana while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
Korean
측 [側]
Bound
side; A bound noun indicating one of two groups, when dealing with the other.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (4)
こちら側でかんでもいいですか。
Can I chew on this side?
あの窓のそばの机は使うな。
Don't use the desk by that window.
その気がなければ、はたからはどうすることもできないとよく言うだろうね。
If he doesn't want to learn, we can't make him.
メアリーは読書をしており、１匹の猫がかたわらで眠っていた。
Mary was reading, with a cat sleeping beside her.
Japanese Names
側 がわ
Gawa surname
側 そば
Soba surname
CHINESE WORDS (52)
侧面 [cè​miàn] #8,674
lateral side
右侧 [yòu​cè] #10,936
right side
左侧 [zuǒ​cè] #10,711
left side
外侧 [wài​cè] #27,146
outer side
侧重 [cè​zhòng] #43,980
to place particular emphasis on
东侧 [dōng​cè] #24,276
east side
西侧 [xī​cè] #28,399
west side
侧门 [cè​mén] #17,864
side door
两侧 [liǎng​cè] #16,988
two sides
北侧 [běi​cè] #35,988
north side
42 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 内側 [うちがわ] #2,391
inside
⭐ 傍ら [かたわら] #4,078
side
⭐ 反対側 [はんたいがわ] #4,361
opposite side
⭐ 向こう側 [むこうがわ] #4,399
other side
⭐ 外側 [そとがわ] #5,386
exterior
側から [そばから] #5,663
as soon as
⭐ 側面 [そくめん] #5,709
side
⭐ 裏側 [うらがわ] #5,852
the reverse (side)
⭐ 右側 [みぎがわ] #6,435
right side
⭐ 左側 [ひだりがわ] #6,757
left side
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KOREAN WORDS (9)
우측 #7,046
right; right side
좌측 #8,956
left; left side
측면 #29,962
side
남측
south; southern area
북측
north
양측
both sides; both parties
좌측통행
passing on the left
측근
close person; close place
측근자
close associate