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南边 (nán bian) — the south (side); southern part

Definition

noun
the south (side)southern part

Examples

  • 南边。
    Xué xiào zài nán bian.
    The school is to the south.
  • 南边。
    nán bian Yǒu yí gè gōng yuán.
    There is a park on the south side.
  • 南边。
    Wǒ men zhù zài chéng shì de nán bian.
    We live in the southern part of the city.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

南nánsouth
边biānside

The direction “南” takes “边” to name the southern area.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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 邊; 边 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalking; movement
Sound part声符shēngfú
臱
臱mián邊biān(r)
Same sound today

The traditional form 邊 pairs 辶 (walking; movement) with the sound part 臱; the simplified 边 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

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