两侧 (liǎng cè) — both sides, two sides; (biology) bilateral

Definition

noun

both sidestwo sides(biology) bilateral

两侧。
Dào lù liǎng cè yǒu hěn duō shāng diàn.
There are many shops on both sides of the road.
两侧。
Tā de liǎng cè gè zhàn zhe yí gè fú wù yuán.
There is a waiter standing on each side of him.
两侧。
Zhè zhāng zhǐ de liǎng cè dōu yào xiě zì.
Both sides of this paper need to be written on.

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.

两 'two' specifies 侧 'side', yielding 'two sides'.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 兩; 两 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 兩 is described as combining 一 and 㒳. The simplified 两 is a later abbreviation.

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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