Chinese symbol for “side”
边
biān
Traditional: 邊
side; edge; margin; border
The closest CC-CEDICT match for side is 边 (biān), defined as: side; edge; margin; border; boundary; 个 (gè).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “side”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旁边 (旁邊) | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 侧 (側) | cè | the side; to incline towards |
| 畔 | pàn | (bound form) side; edge; boundary |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect; aspect |
| 帮 (幫) | bāng | to help; to assist |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 边.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 边界 (邊界) | biān jiè | boundary; border |
| 边境 (邊境) | biān jìng | frontier; border |
| 周边 (周邊) | zhōu biān | periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral |
See also: Japanese symbol for “side”.
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.