右面 (yòu miàn) — right side; right-hand side | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

right sideright-hand side

Examples

右面。
yòu miàn De zhuō zi shàng yǒu yì běn shū.
There is a book on the table to the right.
右面。
Tā zhàn zài wǒ yòu miàn.
He is standing on my right.
右面。
Xué xiào zài yín háng yòu miàn.
The school is to the right of the bank.

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.

右 gives the right direction and 面 the side; 右面 is the right-hand side.

Characters in this word

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

又

又yòu右yòu

Same sound today

右 is made from 又, which supplied the sound, with 口 added as a distinguishing mark.

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

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

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