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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 侧身.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 两侧 (兩側) | liǎng cè | two sides; both sides |
| 东侧 (東側) | dōng cè | east side; east face |
| 侧面 (側面) | cè miàn | lateral side; side |
| 西侧 (西側) | xī cè | west side; west face |
| 右侧 (右側) | yòu cè | right side |
| 左侧 (左側) | zuǒ cè | left side |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on 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.