边陲 (biān chuí) — border area, frontier

Definition

noun
border areafrontier
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 边陲，。
    Zhè ge biān chuí xiǎo zhèn fēng jǐng hěn měi, dàn jiāo tōng bú tài fāng biàn.
    This small border town has beautiful scenery, but transportation is not very convenient.
  • 边陲，。
    Tā zài biān chuí zhù shǒu le shí nián, duì dāng dì fēi cháng shú xi.
    He was stationed at the frontier for ten years and is very familiar with the area.
  • 边陲。
    Liǎng guó zài biān chuí dì qū jiā qiáng le hé zuò.
    The two countries have strengthened cooperation in the border region.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

边biānborder
陲chuífrontier

边 and 陲 both mean border; together they name a frontier area.

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.

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.

Open 边 →

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
阜阜fùsoil mountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
垂
垂chuí陲chuí
Same sound today

陲 combines 阜, meaning 'soil mountain', and 垂, which gives the sound chuí.

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