侧
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the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,265 U+4FA7
How 侧 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
亻 (semantic, “person”) + 则 (phonetic, zé)
How to remember it
lateral · Heisig RSH #2065
人 person + 则 rule
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 则
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 则 (zé) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 则 sound component | zé | rule, law, regulation; grades |
| 测 | cè | to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture |
| 厕 | cè | toilet, washroom; to mingle |
| 恻 | cè | anguished; sympathetic |
| 鲗 | zéi | cuttlefish |
Words containing 侧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侧生动物 | cè shēng dòng wù | parazoan (member of the subkingdom Parazoa) |
| 一侧化 | yī cè huà | lateralization |
| 多侧面 | duō cè miàn | many-sided |
| 侧重点 | cè zhòng diǎn | main point; emphasis |
| 两侧对称 | liǎng cè duì chèn | bilateral symmetry |
| 体侧 | tǐ cè | side of the body |
| 西侧 | xī cè | west side; west face |
| 侧面 | cè miàn | lateral side; side; aspect; profile |
| 侧门 | cè mén | side door |
| 侧手翻 | cè shǒu fān | (gymnastics) cartwheel; to do a cartwheel |
| 南侧 | nán cè | south side; south face |
| 外侧 | wài cè | outer side |
| 珠玉在侧 | zhū yù zài cè | gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius |
| 侧重 | cè zhòng | to place particular emphasis on |
| 东侧 | dōng cè | east side; east face |
| 侧空翻 | cè kōng fān | aerial cartwheel; side somersault |
| 二侧 | èr cè | two sides |
| 反侧 | fǎn cè | to toss and turn |
| 北侧 | běi cè | north side; north face |
| 侧身 | cè shēn | (to stand or move) sideways |