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HSK 10 N2
Abstract →Space
biān, bian
ヘン
あた.り、ほと.り、-べ
변
Phonosemantic compound with two sound components and two meaning components. 辶 and 方 represent the meaning, while 自 and 丙 represent the sound.
Components
Traditional (邊)
自 oneself+ 丙 third+ 方 direction+ 辶 walk =
邊 border
自 Phonetic component
zì oneself
self, private, personal
自 was the original form of 鼻 (bí; nose).
View phonetic series →
丙 Phonetic component
bǐng third
View phonetic series →
方 Meaning component
fāng direction
a square, rectangle
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
Simplified (边)
力 power+ 辶 walk =
边 edge
力 Simplified component
lì power
power, capability, influence
Shorthand for the 方 component in the traditional character 邊.
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
Japanese (辺)
辶 walk+ 刀 sword =
辺 border
辶
辶
walk
刀
刀
sword
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 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)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
边
Regular
Modern
Chinese
边 / 邊 [biān]
side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[gè]; simultaneously
边 / 邊 [bian]
suffix of a noun of locality
Japanese
辺 、 畔 、 辺り (irreg.) ほとり 同音
noun usually kana side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
辺 、 方 へ 同音
  1. noun archaicpoetical surrounding area; vicinity
  2. noun archaicpoetical seashore; seaside; coast
  3. suffix archaic suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc. (usu. べ or pronounced as え)
辺 へん 同音

noun

  1. area; vicinity; region
  2. mathematics side; edge
  3. circumstances
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
我々はその湖のほとりのホテルに泊まった。
We stayed at a hotel by the lake.
パリはセーヌ川のほとりにあり、美しい都市です。
Paris, which is on the Seine, is a beautiful city.
正方形には四つの辺がある。
A square has four sides.
Japanese Names
辺 さきべ
Sakibe surname
辺 ぴょん
Pyon surname
辺 へん
Hen surname
辺 ほとり
Hotori female given namesurname
邊 へん
Hen surname
邊 ほとり
Hotori surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
身边 [shēn​biān] #849
at one's side
那边 [nà​bian] #507
over there
一边 [yī​biān] #1,128
one side
这边 [zhè​biān] #687
this side
旁边 [páng​biān] #1,356
lateral
右边 [yòu​bian] #2,692
right side
周边 [zhōu​biān] #9,843
periphery
左边 [zuǒ​bian] #2,373
left
边缘 [biān​yuán] #3,962
edge
路边 [lù​biān] #5,045
curb
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (151)
⭐ 辺り [あたり] #1,647
(in the) neighbourhood
⭐ 周辺 [しゅうへん] #2,366
circumference
⭐ その辺 [そのへん] #3,507
around there
この辺り [このあたり] #3,576
this area
⭐ この辺 [このへん] #3,640
this area
⭐ 心当たり [こころあたり] #4,697
having in mind
目の当たり [まのあたり] #5,866
before one's eyes
その辺り [そのあたり] #8,446
thereabouts
⭐ 辺境 [へんきょう] #8,458
remote region
⭐ 近辺 [きんぺん] #11,848
neighbourhood
141 more items
KOREAN WORDS (8)
변경 #12,390
frontier; border
해변 #16,524
beach; coast; seaside; seashore
강변
riverside
노변
roadside; wayside
신변
body
저변
bottom
천변
streamside
평행 사변형
parallelogram