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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- pang2
- English meanings
- side, by the side of, other
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 立; bottom 方.
Meaning & sound clues
立 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “stand”.
方 is identified as the sound component (fāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 旁.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
pong; table tennis
huge; enormous
fat
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 一旁
- 旁观
- 旁边
- 袖手旁观