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边
Trad. 邊
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 辵
Strokes 7
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 力辶
辶 + 力
Prononciation
Mandarin bian; biān
Entry Methods
Pinyin bian; bian1
Kanji /
Cangjie
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卜乂尸
Sijiao 3430.0
Wubi LPV
CNS 11643 3-243B
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+8FB9
GB2312 B1DF
Results for 边
边 bian suffix of a noun of locality
边 biān side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[ge4] / simultaneously
Results beginning with 边
边缘 biān yuán edge / fringe / verge / brink / periphery / marginal / borderline
边界 biān jiè boundary / border
边境 biān jìng frontier / border
边框 biān kuàng frame / rim
边防 biān fáng frontier defense
边际 biān jì limit / bound / boundary / (economics) marginal
边疆 biān jiāng border area / borderland / frontier / frontier region
边远 biān yuǎn far from the center / remote / outlying
边城 biān chéng border town / remote town
边路 biān lù sidewalk / side road / shoulder (of a road) / wing (soccer)
边锋 biān fēng wing / wing forward
边儿 biān r side / edge / margin / border / boundary / proximity / thread (of ideas, plots etc) / see also 邊|边[bian1]
边沿 biān yán edge / fringe
边陲 biān chuí border area / frontier
边关 biān guān border station / strategic defensive position on frontier
边线 biān xiàn sideline / foul line
边区 biān qū border area
边长 biān cháng length (of a side, geom.)
边塞 biān sài frontier fortress
边检 biān jiǎn border inspection / immigration inspection
边民 biān mín people living on the frontiers / inhabitants of a border area
边门 biān mén side door / wicket door
边材 biān cái sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)
边寨 biān zhài frontier stockade
边坝 Biān bà Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
边币 biān bì Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation
边鄙 biān bǐ remote / border area
边窗 biān chuāng side window
边地 biān dì border district / borderland
边度 biān dù where? (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 那裡|那里[na3 li3]
边幅 biān fú cloth margin / fig. person's appearance / one's dress
边患 biān huàn foreign invasion / disaster on border due to incursion
边控 biān kòng border control (abbr. for 邊境控制|边境控制[bian1 jing4 kong4 zhi4]) / to place sb on a border control list (a list of people to be detained if they attempt to enter or leave the country)
边牧 biān mù border collie (dog breed)
边卡 biān qiǎ border checkpoint
边沁 Biān qìn Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer
边声 biān shēng outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)
边庭 biān tíng bodies governing a border area
边头 biān tóu the end / border / just before the end
边厢 biān xiāng side / side-room / room in the wings
边衅 biān xìn clash on the frontier / border conflict
边裔 biān yì remote area / distant marches
边音 biān yīn lateral consonant (phonetics)
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边缘人 biān yuán rén marginalized people (not part of mainstream society) / marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)
边角料 biān jiǎo liào scrap / bits and pieces left over
边防军 biān fáng jūn border guard / frontier army
边界线 biān jiè xiàn boundary line / border line
边界层 biān jiè céng boundary layer
边缘海  marginal sea / marginal basin
边坝县 Biān bà xiàn Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
边防站 biān fáng zhàn border station / frontier post
边疆区 biān jiāng qū krai (Russian administrative territory)
边角科 biān jiǎo kē leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material)
边缘化 biān yuán huà to marginalize / marginalization
边际税率  marginal tax rate
边缘土地  marginal lands
边远地区  remote areas
边际土地  marginal land
边缘效应  edge effect
边际效应  edge effect
边疆森林  frontier forest
边界效应  border effects
边际分子  fringe elements
边缘盆地  marginal sea / marginal basin
边境监测  border monitoring
边缘工人  marginal worker
边缘劳工  marginal worker
边防警察 biān fáng jǐng chá border police
边角案例 biān jiǎo àn lì (engineering) corner case
边际报酬 biān jì bào chóu marginal returns
边际成本 biān jì chéng běn marginal cost
边界水域 bian jiè shuǐ yù boundary waters
边界争端 bian jiè zhēng duān border controversy / border dispute
边境部队 bian jìng bù duì Frontier Corps
边境冲突 biān jìng chōng tū border clash
边境地区 biān jìng dì qū border area
边境方案 bian jìng fāng àn Border Programme
边境管制 biān jìng guǎn zhì border control
边境交货 bian jìng jiāo huò delivered at frontier
边境警察 bian jìng jǐng chá border police
边境巡逻 bian jìng xún luó border patrol
边际农民 bian jì nóng mín marginal farmer
边际群体 bian jì qún tǐ fringe group
边缘城市 bian yuán chéng shì edge city
边缘地区 biān yuán dì qū border area
边缘群体 biān yuán qún tǐ marginalized group
边缘生境 bian yuán shēng jìng edge habitat
边缘系统 biān yuán xì tǒng limbic system
边缘政策 bian yuán zhèng cè brinkmanship
边界分析员  Boundary Analyst
边界委员会  Boundary Commission
边境检查站  Border / Boundary Inspection Post
边境调节税  border adjusted tax
边境事务处  Border Service
边境管制科 bian jìng guǎn zhì kē Border Control Section
边境加工厂 bian jìng jiā gōng chǎng maquiladora
边境巡逻队 bian jìng xún luó duì Border Patrol Unit
边际生产力 bian jì shēng chǎn lì marginal productivity
边缘化农民 bian yuán huà nóng mín marginal farmer
边际社会效益  marginal social benefits
边际社会成本  marginal social costs
边界水域条约  Boundary Waters Treaty
边境治安专家  border-policing expert
边远地区津贴  Isolation Allowance
边际处理成本  marginal treatment costs
边防情报卫队 bian fáng qíng bào wèi duì Border Intelligence Guard
边界共同部队 bian jiè gòng tòng bù duì Common Border Force
边境安全部队 bian jìng ān quán bù duì border security force
边境管理工作队  Border Management Task Force
边际成本定价法  marginal cost pricing
边境联络办公室  border liaison office
边缘性人格障碍 biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài borderline personality disorder (BPD)
边界不可侵犯宣言  Declaration on the Inviolability of Frontiers
边境安全联合委员会  Joint Commission on Border Security
边界安全和管理区域会议  Regional Conference on Border Security and Management
边缘地区小麦品种的发展  Development of Wheat Varieties for Marginal Areas
边境安全反恐行动合作声明  Statement on Cooperative Counter-Terrorist Actions on Border Security
Approximate Results for 边
身边 shēn biān at one's side / on hand
一边 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
旁边 páng biān lateral / side / to the side / beside
周边 zhōu biān periphery / rim / surroundings / all around / perimeter / peripheral (computing) / spin-offs
那边 nà bian over there / yonder
这边 zhè biān this side / here
左边 zuǒ bian left / the left side / to the left of
右边 yòu bian right side / right, to the right
路边 lù biān curb / roadside / wayside
两边 liǎng bian either side / both sides
无边 wú biān without boundary / not bordered
海边 hǎi biān coast / seaside / seashore / beach
床边 chuáng biān bedside
天边 tiān biān horizon / ends of the earth / remotest places
河边 hé biān river bank
里边 lǐ bian inside
岸边 àn biān shore
外边 wài bian outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
双边 shuāng biān bilateral
花边 huā biān lace / decorative border
湖边 hú biān lakeside
西边 xī biān west / west side / western part / to the west of
后边 hòu bian back / rear / behind
上边 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up
东边 dōng bian east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
下边 xià bian under / the underside / below
半边 bàn biān half of sth / one side of sth
前边 qián bian front / the front side / in front of
手边 shǒu biān on hand / at hand
延边 Yán biān Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
南边 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of
单边 dān biān unilateral
北边 běi biān north / north side / northern part / to the north of
多边 duō biān multilateral
水边 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river)
金边 Jīn biān Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
渡边 dù biān Watanabe (Japanese surname)
靠边 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside!
四边 sì biān four sides
镶边 xiāng biān edge / border / to edge (with lace, embroidery etc)
沾边 zhān biān to have a connection with / to be close (to reality) / to be relevant / to have one's hand in
沿边 yán biān close to the border / along the border
毛边 máo biān raw edge (textiles, papermaking etc) / rough edge
傍边 bàng biān near / beside
底边 dǐ biān base (of a triangle) / base line / hem line (of skirt)
戍边 shù biān to garrison the border / to guard the frontier / exile to a border garrison post
滚边 gǔn biān (of a dress etc) border, edging
炉边 lú biān fireside
斜边 xié biān sloping side / hypotenuse (of a right-angled triangle)
擦边 cā biān to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
贴边 tiē biān welt / facing (of a garment) / to be relevant
挨边 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
定边 Dìng biān Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
绲边 gǔn biān (of a dress etc) border, edging
江边 jiāng biān river bank
靖边 Jìng biān Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
卷边 juǎn biān to hem / hem / to curl (at the edge)
老边 Lǎo biān Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
林边 Lín biān Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
溜边 liū biān to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
马边 Mǎ biān Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan
宁边 Níng biān Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
饰边 shì biān ornamental border
凸边 tū biān rim / protruding edge
柜边 wò biān to lie on one's side
盐边 Yán biān Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
页边 yè biān (page) margin
着边 zháo biān relevant / to the point / has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
支边 zhī biān to help develop the border areas
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在旁边 zài páng biān aside
多边形 duō biān xíng polygon
半边天 bàn biān tiān half the sky / women of the new society / womenfolk
四边形 sì biān xíng quadrilateral
一边倒 yī biān dǎo to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally
擦边球 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable
延边州 Yán biān zhōu Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
六边形 liù biān xíng hexagon
五边形 wǔ biān xíng pentagon
打边鼓 dǎ biān gǔ to echo what sb said / to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
耳边风 ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other
敲边鼓 qiāo biān gǔ to back sb up / to support sb in an argument / (lit. to beat nearby drum)
大陆边  continental margin
挨边儿 āi biān r erhua variant of 挨邊|挨边[ai1 bian1]
八边形 bā biān xíng octagon
北边儿 běi biān r erhua variant of 北邊|北边[bei3 bian1]
侧边栏 cè biān lán (computing) sidebar
打边炉 dǎ biān lú (Cantonese) to eat hot pot / hot pot
定边县 Dìng biān Xiàn Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
东边儿 dōng biān r erhua variant of 東邊|东边[dong1 bian5]
峨边县 E2 biān xiàn Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
费边社 Fèi biān shè Fabian Society
后边儿 hòu bian r erhua variant of 後邊|后边[hou4 bian5]
花边儿 huā biān r erhua variant of 花邊|花边[hua1 bian1]
靖边县 Jìng biān Xiàn Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
九边形 jiǔ biān xíng nonagon
老边区 Lǎo biān qū Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
蕾丝边 lěi sī biān lesbian (slang) (loanword)
缭边儿 liáo biān r to stitch a hem
里边儿 lǐ bian r erhua variant of 裡邊|里边[li3 bian5]
林边乡 Lín biān xiāng Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
溜边儿 liū biān r to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
柳条边 liǔ tiáo biān Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
路边雷 lù bian léi off-route mine
路边摊 lù biān tān roadside stall
马边县 Mǎ biān xiàn Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
毛边纸 máo biān zhǐ fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1]
门边框 mén biān kuàng door frame / door pillars
南边儿 nán bian r erhua variant of 南邊|南边[nan2 bian5]
旁边儿 páng biān r erhua variant of 旁邊|旁边[pang2 bian1]
前边儿 qián bian r erhua variant of 前邊|前边[qian2 bian5]
七边形 qī biān xíng heptagon
软边界 ruǎn bian jiè soft border
三边形 sān biān xíng triangle
上边儿 shàng bian r erhua variant of 上邊|上边[shang4 bian5]
十边形 shí biān xíng decagon
外边儿 wài bian r erhua variant of 外邊|外边[wai4 bian5]
下边儿 xià bian r erhua variant of 下邊|下边[xia4 bian5]
西边儿 xī biān r erhua variant of 西邊|西边[xi1 bian1]
沿边儿 yán biān r to trim (border with braid, tape etc)
盐边县 Yán biān xiàn Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
右边儿 yòu bian r erhua variant of 右邊|右边[you4 bian5]
有边儿 yǒu biān r to be likely or possible / to begin to take shape / to be likely to succeed
羽状边 yǔ zhuàng bian feather edge
着边儿 zháo biān r erhua variant of 著邊|着边[zhao2 bian1]
这边儿 zhè biān r erhua variant of 這邊|这边[zhe4 bian1]
枕边风 zhěn biān fēng pillow talk
枕边人 zhěn biān rén the person who shares your bed / partner / spouse
住海边 zhù hǎi biān (fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)
左边儿 zuǒ bian r erhua variant of 左邊|左边[zuo3 bian5]
挂在嘴边 guà zài zuǐ biān to keep saying (sth) over and over
周边设备 zhōu bian shè bèi peripheral / peripheral equipment
不着边际 bù zhuó biān jì not to the point / wide of the mark / neither here nor there / irrelevant
漫无边际 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic
不修边幅 bù xiū biān fú not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner
正多边形 zhèng duō biān xíng regular
正六边形 zhèng liù biān xíng regular hexagon
当耳边风 dàng ěr biān fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard
临边扫描  limb scanning
路边炸弹  roadside bomb
农村边地  rural frontier
大陆边缘  continental margin
陆架边缘  shelf edge / shelf break
多边监督  multilateral surveillance
叁边测量  trilateration
岸边的雾  coastal fog
工作边界  working boundary
路边排雷  verge clearance
双边基金  bilateral fund
双边援助  bilateral aid
多边安全  multilateral security
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