Dong Chinese dictionary

cè, zhāi

side

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 則 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

則 Sound component

zé

rule

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

cè

side; incline, slant, lean; the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral

zhāi

lean on one side

Most common words with 側

Sources