1. 侧

侧

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  1. 侧 is the 1218th most frequent character.
  2. 侧 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 侧 appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. 侧 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
侧 => 亻, 则
Radical :
侧 => 亻 (human), 贝 (shell), 刂 (knife)
Graphical :
侧 => ㇒, 丨, 冂, 人, 亅, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ce4 - the side/to incline towards/to lean/inclined/lateral/side
  2. zhai1 - lean on one side

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 侧 (ce4): The component 则 is pronounced as 'ze2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

侧 (側)
侧面 (側面)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)

Medium Frequency

侧目 (側目)
侧卧 (側臥)
侧身 (側身)
北侧 (北側)
南侧 (南側)
右侧 (右側)
外侧 (外側)
左侧 (左側)
东侧 (東側)
西侧 (西側)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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