Chinese symbol for “periphery”
周边
zhōu biān
Traditional: 周邊
periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral; merch (abbr. for 周边商品 (zhōu biān shāng pǐn))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for periphery is 周边 (zhōu biān), defined as: periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral; merch (abbr. for 周边商品 (zhōu biān shāng pǐn)).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “periphery”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 周围 (周圍) | zhōu wéi | environs; surroundings; periphery |
| 边缘 (邊緣) | biān yuán | edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline |
| 裔 | yì | (bound form) descendants; (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 华裔 (Huá yì) "of Chinese descent") |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 周边.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 周年 (週年) | zhōu nián | anniversary; annual |
| 周围 (周圍) | zhōu wéi | environs; surroundings; periphery |
| 周末 (週末) | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 一周 | yī zhōu | one week; all the way around |
| 周期 (週期) | zhōu qī | period; cycle |
| 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 “periphery”.
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.