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Character #218 · The First 1000

biān

side

side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously

Also read bian (suffix of a noun of locality)

Strokes
518
TraditionalSimplified
邊 边
Poster cell
V8
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • yībiān at the same time; one side
  • pángbiān side
  • nàbian over there
  • xībiān west
  • wàibian outside
  • zhèbiān this side
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 边邊

Write 边邊 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, biān, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell V8 · 28 × 36 grid

边邊 is #218 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 边 mean in English?
边 (biān) means "side": side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously.
How do you pronounce 边?
边 is pronounced biān in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄅㄧㄢ. It can also be read bian (suffix of a noun of locality).
How many strokes does 边 have?
The simplified form, 边, has 5 strokes. The traditional form, 邊, has 18.
What is the traditional form of 边?
The traditional form of 边 is 邊. 边 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 邊 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 边?
Common words that use 边 include 一边 (yībiān, at the same time; one side), 旁边 (pángbiān, side), 那边 (nàbian, over there), 西边 (xībiān, west).
How common is 边?
边 is number 218 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell V8 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.