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边
邊
biān
1. side
2. edge
3. margin
4. border
5. boundary
6. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
7. simultaneously
Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

边
biān
border, edge, margin, side
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

一边
yībiān
one side
HSK 3
上边
shàngbian
the top
下边
xiàbian
under
傍边
bàngbiān
near
两边
liǎngbian
either side
凸边
tūbiān
rim
前边
qiánbian
front
北边
běibiān
north
半边
bànbiān
half of sth
南边
nánbian
south
右边
yòubian
right side
HSK 2
周边
zhōubiān
periphery
HSK 6
单边
dānbiān
unilateral
四边
sìbiān
four sides
外边
wàibian
outside
多边
duōbiān
multilateral
天边
tiānbiān
horizon
定边
Dìngbiān
Dingbian County in Yulin [[榆林<Yúlín>]], Shaanxi
宁边
Níngbiān
Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
岸边
ànbiān
shore

Alternate Entries

边
bian
suffix of a noun of locality

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
315
Word Frequency Rank
233 of 84,292

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