边 biān side; edge; margin
Made up of [辶 chuò walking radical 162, 力 lì strength radical 19]Alternative traditional form of character: 邊
Made with 5 strokes.
Can be thought of as 'strength' that comes for 'walking' around the region (all sides)
Related characters
Also uses 辶 chuò component: 道 dào (road) 逢 féng (to meet by chance) ; 过 guò (past) ; 还 hái (still) ; 进 jìn (to advance) ; 近 jìn (near) ; 连 lián (to link) ; 辽 liáo (distant) ; 迷 mí (to bewilder) ; 谜 mí (riddle) ; 通 tōng (open) ; 迎 yíng (welcome) ; 遇 yù (to meet) ; 远 yuǎn (far) ; 运 yùn (to move) ; 这 zhè (this)
Also uses 力 lì component: 动 dòng (to use) 功 gōng (accomplishment) ; 咖 kā (coffee) ; 劳 láo (to toil) ; 历 lì (to experience) ; 另 lìng (other) ; 男 nán (male) ; 穷 qióng (exhausted) ; 苏 sū (revive) ; 为 wèi (do) ; 务 wù (affair)
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存 biān (to exist)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
常在河边走,哪能不湿鞋 cháng zài hé biān zǒu, nǎ néng bù shī xié You can't ignore the local conditions兔子不吃窝边草 tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo Thieves do not steal from neighbors