邊 U+908A, 邊 ← 邉[U+9089] CJK Unified Ideographs 邋 →[U+908B]
邊 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+15, 19 strokes, Cangjie input 卜竹山尸 (YHUS), four-corner 36302, composition ⿺辶臱)
- 籩
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1267, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39216
- Dae Jaweon: page 1765, character 30
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3894, character 3
- Unihan data for U+908A
trad. 邊 simp. 边 alternative forms 邉𫟪𨘢辺
Originally 臱. Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mpeːn): semantic 辶 (“walking; movement”) + phonetic 臱 (OC *men). The semantic component 辵 (now 辶) was added during bronze inscriptions.
Perhaps cognate with 偏 (OC *pʰen, *pʰens, “side; oblique”), 片 (OC *pʰeːns, “partial; one-sided”), 諞 (OC *ben, *brenʔ, *benʔ, “glib-tongued; insincere”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Based on Old Vietnamese data, Gong (2019) proposes the additional preinitial *tə- to the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction.
“to have hot pot” From 邊爐／边炉 (“hot pot”). Compare 啤 (“to drink beer”), from 啤酒 (“beer”).
邊
- edge; side; margin; brim 湖邊／湖边 ― húbiān ― lakeshore; lakeside 碗邊兒／碗边儿 ― wǎn biānr ― rim of a bowl 街道兩邊／街道两边 ― jiēdào liǎng biān ― both sides of the street 在懸崖邊行走是危險的。 [MSC, trad.]在悬崖边行走是危险的。 [MSC, simp.]Zài xuányá biān xíngzǒu shì wēixiǎn de. [Pinyin]It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff. 孩子們在海灘邊用沙子堆砌城堡。 [MSC, trad.]孩子们在海滩边用沙子堆砌城堡。 [MSC, simp.]Háizi men zài hǎitān biān yòng shāzi duīqì chéngbǎo. [Pinyin]The children are building sandcastles on the [edge of the] beach. 冰涼的水在船邊泛起泡沫。 [MSC, trad.]冰凉的水在船边泛起泡沫。 [MSC, simp.]Bīngliáng de shuǐ zài chuán biān fàn qǐ pàomò. [Pinyin]The icy cold water foamed over the side of the boat.
- decorative border 金邊眼鏡／金边眼镜 ― jīn biān yǎnjìng ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) 她的手帕有一條藍邊。 [MSC, trad.]她的手帕有一条蓝边。 [MSC, simp.]Tā de shǒupà yǒu yī tiáo lán biān. [Pinyin]Her handkerchief has a blue border.
- side (place next to an object) 床邊／床边 ― chuáng biān ― next to the bed 坐在窗邊／坐在窗边 ― zuò zài chuāng biān ― to sit by the window
- border; boundary 邊疆／边疆 ― biānjiāng ― border area 戍邊／戍边 ― shùbiān ― to garrison the border
- (geometry) side (Classifier: 條／条) 長方體有幾條邊？ [MSC, trad.]长方体有几条边？ [MSC, simp.]Chángfāngtǐ yǒu jǐ tiáo biān? [Pinyin]How many sides does a cuboid have?
- (graph theory) side (Classifier: 條／条)
- limit; boundary 無邊無際／无边无际 ― wúbiānwújì ― boundless; limitless; vast
- side (of a family, negotiation, etc.) 雙邊會談／双边会谈 ― shuāng biān huìtán ― bilateral talks 佢老婆嗰邊嘅親戚 [Cantonese, trad.]佢老婆嗰边嘅亲戚 [Cantonese, simp.]keoi5 lou5 po4 go2 bin1 ge3 can1 cik1 [Jyutping]relatives on his wife’s side of the family 你為什麼不站在我這邊？ [MSC, trad.]你为什么不站在我这边？ [MSC, simp.]Nǐ wèishénme bù zhàn zài wǒ zhè biān? [Pinyin]Why are you not on my side?
- Suffix for locality noun. 上邊／上边 ― shàngbiān ― on the top, above 下邊／下边 ― xiàbiān ― under, below 裡邊／里边 ― lǐbiān ― inside
- (Cantonese) close to edges 唔好行咁邊呀！ [Cantonese, trad.]唔好行咁边呀！ [Cantonese, simp.]m4 hou2 haang4 gam3 bin1 aa3! [Jyutping]Don’t walk that close to the edge!
- (used before each verb of simultaneous actions) while 我邊等邊瀏覽幾本雜誌。 [MSC, trad.]我边等边浏览几本杂志。 [MSC, simp.]Wǒ biān děng biān liúlǎn jǐ běn zázhì. [Pinyin]I browsed through some magazines while I waited. 你喜歡邊聽音樂邊做作業嗎？ [MSC, trad.]你喜欢边听音乐边做作业吗？ [MSC, simp.]Nǐ xǐhuān biān tīng yīnyuè biān zuò zuòyè ma? [Pinyin]Do you listen to music while doing your homework?
- (used after numerals or words indicating time) close to; near
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, usually reduplicated, always used with 佢) to have hot pot 今日咁凍，不如邊邊佢啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]今日咁冻，不如边边佢啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]gam1 jat6 gam3 dung3, bat1 jyu4 bin1 bin1 keoi5 laa1! [Jyutping]It’s so cold today, let’s have hot pot!
- a surname, Bian
- (edge):
- (to have hot pot):
Others:
- → Vietnamese: bên (“side; edge; face; beside”)
- → Vietnamese: ven (“shore; bank; side”)
邊
- (Cantonese) which 想唱邊首呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]想唱边首呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]soeng2 coeng3 bin1 sau2 aa3? [Jyutping]Which song do you want to sing? 搞邊科㗎？／搞边科㗎？ [Cantonese] ― gaau2 bin1 fo1 gaa3? [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (Cantonese) where 你喺邊呀？／你喺边呀？ [Cantonese] ― nei5 hai2 bin1 aa3? [Jyutping] ― Where are you?
- (Cantonese, rhetorical question) how 我邊記得啫？ [Cantonese, trad.]我边记得啫？ [Cantonese, simp.]ngo5 bin1 gei3 dak1 ze1? [Jyutping]How am I supposed to remember? 你邊有做份功課呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]你边有做份功课呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]nei5 bin1 jau5 zou6 fan6 gung1 fo3 aa3? [Jyutping]You did not do this piece of assignment.
- 明天究竟會如何 邊有得諗咁多 [Cantonese, trad.]明天究竟会如何 边有得谂咁多 [Cantonese, simp.]ming4 tin1 gau3 ging2 wui5 jyu4 ho4, bin1 jau5 dak1 nam2 gam3 do1 [Jyutping]What will tomorrow be like in the end? How can one think about it so much? [i.e., there is no point in thinking about it so much]
- (which):
- (where):
- (how (in rhetorical questions)): 哪 (nǎ), 哪裡／哪里 (nǎlǐ)
Shinjitai
辺
Kyūjitai
邊
(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 辺)
- place, general area, vicinity
- Go-on: へん (hen)
- Kan-on: へん (hen)
- Kun: あたり (atari, 邊り)、ほとり (hotori, 邊り)、べ (be)、なべ (nabe)
邊 (eumhun 가 변 (ga byeon))
- hanja form? of 변 (“edge”)
- hanja form? of 변 (“side”)
- 변경 (邊境, byeon’gyeong, “border”)
邊: Hán Nôm readings: ben, bên, bển, bễn, biên, ven
邊
- chữ Hán form of biên
- (rare, only in fixed expressions) clipping of 邊界 (biên giới) (“frontier”)
- (sports) a boundary
邊
- chữ Nôm form of bên (“by; beside”) 邊(bên)𡥵(con)渃(nước) ― beside the stream
