biānbian

edge

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. and represent the meaning, while and represent the sound. The traditional components and were removed for simplification.

Components
力 simplified component

  Simplified component

  

power

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

辶 meaning component

  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

is a component form of .

Evolution

边 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
边 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
边 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
边 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
边 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
边 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

biān

edge, margin, side, border; side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:|[gè]; simultaneously

() 

bian

suffix of a noun of locality

Most common words with 边
Freq.
Word
Meaning

side

身边

on hand

那边

over there

一边

one side

这边

here

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)