边

• 拼音: biān
• 汉字拆解: 边 (biān) — side, edge, border; simplified from 邊

含义

Side; edge; border. Also used as a suffix in direction words like 左边, 右边, 旁边.

Used to indicate a side or edge of something, or a border/boundary. Extremely common as a directional suffix.

例句

1. 学校旁边有一家小超市。
2. 请坐在我这边。
3. 桌子边上放着一杯水。

用法指南

语境: directions, locations, spatial description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他站在门边。(He is standing by the door.)
• 左边是银行，右边是邮局。(The bank is on the left, the post office is on the right.)

错误说法

• Avoid confusing 边 (biān, side/edge) with 遍 (biàn, measure word for times) — they have different tones and completely different meanings.

起源与历史

Single character with the original meaning of border or edge. Widely used in Classical and Modern Chinese to indicate spatial relationships.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal