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侧
側
cè
1. the side
2. to incline towards
3. to lean
4. inclined
5. lateral
6. side
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

侧
cè
side; to slant, to lean, to incline
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

侧身
cèshēn
(to stand or move) sideways
二侧
èrcè
two sides
两侧
liǎngcè
two sides
北侧
běicè
north side
南侧
náncè
south side
反侧
fǎncè
to toss and turn
右侧
yòucè
right side
单侧
dāncè
one-sided
外侧
wàicè
outer side
左侧
zuǒcè
left side
床侧
chuángcè
bedside
弱侧
ruòcè
weak side
东侧
dōngcè
east side
翼侧
yìcè
flank (military)
背侧
bèicè
back
西侧
xīcè
west side
转侧
zhuǎncè
to change one's viewpoint
双侧
shuāngcè
two-sided
体侧
tǐcè
side of the body
侧壁
cèbì
side wall

Alternate Entries

侧
zhāi
lean on one side

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,219
Word Frequency Rank
3,825 of 84,292

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