一旁 (yī páng) — aside; to the side | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Names a place off to the side of an action or event — 'aside, to one side' (站在一旁). 侧面 is a physical surface or figurative 'angle'; 一旁 is a location, not a perspective.

noun

asideto the side

Examples

一旁，。
Tā zuò zài yī páng, yí jù huà yě bù shuō.
He sat aside, not saying a word.
一旁。
Qǐng bǎ zhè běn shū fàng dào yī páng.
Please put this book aside.
一旁，。
Tā zhàn zài yī páng, jìng jìng de kàn zhe dà jiā.
She stood to the side, quietly watching everyone.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一 gives one and 旁 gives side, yielding aside or to the side.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng旁páng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 旁, 方 is the lower part and gives the sound. The upper part is unclear and may have been part of the meaning.

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