Chinese symbol for “lakeside”
湖边
hú biān
Traditional: 湖邊
lakeside
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lakeside is 湖边 (hú biān), defined as: lakeside.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lakeside”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 湖边.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湖泊 | hú pō | lake |
| 江湖 | jiāng hú | rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat |
| 湖畔 | hú pàn | lakeside |
| 盐湖 (鹽湖) | yán hú | salt lake |
| 湖滨 (湖濱) | hú bīn | lake front |
| 身边 (身邊) | shēn biān | at one's side; on hand |
| 一边 (一邊) | yī biān | one side; either side |
| 旁边 (旁邊) | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lakeside”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.