东侧 (dōng cè) — east side | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

east side

东侧。
Dà lóu de dōng cè yǒu yí gè dà mén.
There is a main door on the east side of the building.
东侧。
Gōng yuán de dōng cè yǒu yì tiáo xiǎo hé.
There is a small river on the east side of the park.
东侧。
Zhè zuò shān de dōng cè fēng jǐng hěn měi.
The scenery on the east side of this mountain is very beautiful.

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.

东 'east' and 侧 'side' mean the east side.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 側; 侧 is its simplified writing.

亻則側

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

則

則zé側cè

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

The traditional form 側 has 亻, a person, and uses 則 to show its sound. The simplified 侧 is a later shorthand.

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