一侧 (yī cè) — one side; one aspect | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literally 'one side', used for a physical side or one aspect/angle of an issue. Often contrasted with 另一侧 'the other side'.

noun

one sideone aspect

Easily confused

一侧。
Hé yī cè zhǒng le hěn duō liǔ shù.
Many willow trees are planted on one side of the river.
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Cóng zhè tiáo lù de lìng yì yī cè kàn, jǐng sè gèng měi.
Looking from the other side of this road, the view is even better.
一侧。
Zhè ge wèn tí de měi yī cè dōu xū yào zǐ xì fēn xī.
Every aspect of this problem needs careful analysis.

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 specifies one of the 侧, giving one 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.

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.