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Chinese symbol for “sideways”

侧身
cè shēn
Traditional: 側身
(to stand or move) sideways

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sideways is 侧身 (cè shēn), defined as: (to stand or move) sideways.

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

侧 cè
side; to slant, to lean, to incline
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
身 shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
radical 158 ⾝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 侧身.

WordPinyinMeaning
两侧 (兩側)liǎng cètwo sides; both sides
东侧 (東側)dōng cèeast side; east face
侧面 (側面)cè miànlateral side; side
西侧 (西側)xī cèwest side; west face
右侧 (右側)yòu cèright side
左侧 (左側)zuǒ cèleft side
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand

See also: Japanese symbol for “sideways”.

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.

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