邊

See also: 邉, 边, and 辺

邊	U+908A, 邊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-908A

← 邉
[U+9089]

CJK Unified Ideographs

邋 →
[U+908B]

Translingual

Traditional	邊
Shinjitai	辺
Simplified	边

Han character

邊 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+15, 19 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹山尸 (YHUS), four-corner 3630₂, composition ⿺辶臱)

Derived characters

籩, 𠑟, 𤄺, 𤓋, 𥤓, 𨇱, 𩽲, 𪢥, 𮉝, 𮕙

References

KangXi: page 1267, character 13

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39216

Dae Jaweon: page 1765, character 30

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3894, character 3

Unihan data for U+908A

Chinese

trad.		邊
simp.		边
alternative forms		邉𨘢辺

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 邊
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (臱) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
臱	*men
矏	men, meːn
櫋	*men
籩	*mpeːn
邊	*mpeːn

The oracle bone script form consisted of 自 and 丙. Note 自 was the original form of 鼻 (OC *blids), and 自 and 丙 (OC *pqraŋʔ) were likely the phonetic components of the character.

The bronze inscription of 邊 (OC *mpeːn) consisted of 辵, 自, 丙 and 方. 辵 (“to walk”) and 方 (“side”) were likely the semantic components of the character, while 自 (the original form of 鼻 (OC *blids)) and 丙 (OC *pqraŋʔ) were the phonetic components.

The small seal script form was 𨘢, with the lower right component the result of corruption of 方.

Etymology 1

Perhaps cognate with 偏 (OC *pʰen, *pʰens, “side; oblique”), 片 (OC *pʰeːns, “partial; one-sided”), 諞 (OC *ben, *brenʔ, *benʔ, “glib-tongued; insincere”) (Schuessler, 2007).

“to have hot pot”: From 邊爐／边炉 (“hot pot”). Compare 啤 (“to drink beer”), from 啤酒 (“beer”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): biān (bian¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢ
(Chengdu, SP): bian¹
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): bin¹
(Taishan, Wiktionary): ben¹
Gan (Wiktionary): bien¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): piên
(Meixian, Guangdong): biên¹
Jin (Wiktionary): bie¹
Min Bei (KCR): bíng
Min Dong (BUC): biĕng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): piⁿ / pian
(Teochew, Peng'im): biang¹ / biêng¹ / bin¹
Wu (Wiktionary): pi (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): bienn¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: biān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bian
  - Wade–Giles: pien¹
  - Yale: byān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bian
  - Palladius: бянь (bjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pjɛn⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: bian¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin¹
  - Yale: bīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ben¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pen³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: bien¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piɛn⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: piên
  - Hakka Romanization System: bien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pi̯en²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: biên¹
  - Sinological IPA: /piɛn⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bie¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pie¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bíng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: biĕng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pieŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piⁿ / pian
  - Tâi-lô: pinn / pian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pvy, piefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pĩ⁴⁴/, /piɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pĩ³³/, /piɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pĩ⁴⁴/, /piɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pĩ⁴⁴/, /piɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pĩ⁴⁴/, /piɛn⁴⁴/

Note:

piⁿ - vernacular;
pian - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: biang¹ / biêng¹ / bin¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: piang / pieng / piⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piaŋ³³/, /pieŋ³³/, /pĩ³³/

Note:

biang1/biêng1 - literary (biêng1 - Chaozhou);
bin1 - vernacular.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: pi (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bienn¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piẽ³³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 邊
Mandarin	Beijing	/pian⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/pian⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/pian²¹/
	Jinan	/piã²¹³/
	Qingdao	/piã²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/pian²⁴/
	Xi'an	/piã²¹/
	Xining	/piã⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/pian⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/piɛ̃n³¹/
	Ürümqi	/pian⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/piɛn⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/pian⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/pian⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/piɛ̃⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/pien³¹/
	Hefei	/piĩ²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/pie¹¹/
	Pingyao	/pie̞¹³/
	Hohhot	/pie³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/pi⁵³/
	Suzhou	/piɪ⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/piẽ̞³³/
	Wenzhou	/pi³³/
Hui	Shexian	/pe³¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/piɛ¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/piẽ³³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/piẽ³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/piɛn⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/pien⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/pien²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/pin⁵³/
	Nanning	/pin⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/pin⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/pian⁵⁵/ /pĩ⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/pieŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/piŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/piaŋ³³/ /pĩ³³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/ʔbin²³/ /ʔbi²³/

Middle Chinese: /pen/

Rime
Character	邊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	布玄切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pen/
Pan Wuyun	/pen/
Shao Rongfen	/pɛn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pɛn/
Li Rong	/pen/
Wang Li	/pien/
Bernard Karlgren	/pien/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	biān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bin¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤe[n]/
(Zhengzhang): /*mpeːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	邊
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	biān
Middle Chinese	‹ pen ›
Old Chinese	/*pˁe[n]/
English	side
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	邊
Reading #	1/1
No.	9056
Phonetic component	臱
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	邊
Old Chinese	/*mpeːn/

Definitions

邊

edge; side; margin; brim
湖邊／湖边 ― húbiān ― lakeshore; lakeside
碗邊兒／碗边儿 ― wǎn biānr ― rim of a bowl
街道兩邊／街道两边 ― jiēdào liǎng biān ― both sides of the street
在懸崖邊行走是危險的。 [MSC, trad.]
在悬崖边行走是危险的。 [MSC, simp.]
Zài xuányá biān xíngzǒu shì wēixiǎn de. [Pinyin]
It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff.
孩子們在海灘邊用沙子堆砌城堡。 [MSC, trad.]
孩子们在海滩边用沙子堆砌城堡。 [MSC, simp.]
Háizi men zài hǎitān biān yòng shāzi duīqì chéngbǎo. [Pinyin]
The children are building sandcastles on the [edge of the] beach.
冰涼的水在船邊泛起泡沫。 [MSC, trad.]
冰凉的水在船边泛起泡沫。 [MSC, simp.]
Bīngliáng de shuǐ zài chuán biān fàn qǐ pàomò. [Pinyin]
The icy cold water foamed over the side of the boat.
decorative border
金邊眼鏡／金边眼镜 ― jīn biān yǎnjìng ― (please add an English translation of this example)
她的手帕有一條藍邊。 [MSC, trad.]
她的手帕有一条蓝边。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā de shǒupà yǒu yī tiáo lán biān. [Pinyin]
Her handkerchief has a blue border.
side (place next to an object)
床邊／床边 ― chuáng biān ― next to the bed
坐在窗邊／坐在窗边 ― zuò zài chuāng biān ― to sit by the window
border; boundary
邊疆／边疆 ― biānjiāng ― border area
戍邊／戍边 ― shùbiān ― to garrison the border
(geometry) side (Classifier: 條／条)
長方體有幾條邊？／长方体有几条边？ ― Chángfāngtǐ yǒu jǐ tiáo biān? ― How many sides does a cuboid have?
(graph theory) side (Classifier: 條／条)
limit; boundary
無邊無際／无边无际 ― wúbiānwújì ― boundless; limitless; vast
side (of a family, negotiation, etc.)
雙邊會談／双边会谈 ― shuāng biān huìtán ― bilateral talks
佢老婆嗰邊嘅親戚 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢老婆嗰边嘅亲戚 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ lou⁵ po⁴ go² bin¹ ge³ can¹ cik¹ [Jyutping]
relatives on his wife's side of the family
你為什麼不站在我這邊？ [MSC, trad.]
你为什么不站在我这边？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ wèishénme bù zhàn zài wǒ zhè biān? [Pinyin]
Why are you not on my side?
Suffix for locality noun.
上邊／上边 ― shàngbiān ― on the top, above
下邊／下边 ― xiàbiān ― under, below
裡邊／里边 ― lǐbiān ― inside
(Cantonese) close to edges
唔好行咁邊呀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
唔好行咁边呀！ [Cantonese, simp.]
m⁴ hou² haang⁴ gam³ bin¹ aa³! [Jyutping]
Don't walk that close to the edge!
(used before each verb of simultaneous actions) while
我邊等邊瀏覽幾本雜誌。 [MSC, trad.]
我边等边浏览几本杂志。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ biān děng biān liúlǎn jǐ běn zázhì. [Pinyin]
I browsed through some magazines while I waited.
你喜歡邊聽音樂邊做作業嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
你喜欢边听音乐边做作业吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ xǐhuān biān tīng yīnyuè biān zuò zuòyè ma? [Pinyin]
Do you listen to music while doing your homework?
(used after numerals or words indicating time) close to; near
(Hong Kong Cantonese, usually reduplicated, always used with 佢) to have hot pot
今日咁凍，不如邊邊佢啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
今日咁冻，不如边边佢啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]
gam¹ jat⁶ gam³ dung³, bat¹ jyu⁴ bin¹ bin¹ keoi⁵ laa¹! [Jyutping]
It's so cold today, let's have hot pot!
a surname: Bian

Synonyms

(edge):

edit

Synonyms of 邊

崖 (yá) (literary, or in compounds)
沿子 (yánzi)
涯 (yá) (literary, or in compounds)
端倪 (duānní) (literary)

墘頭／墘头 (Min Nan)
沿邊／沿边 (yánbiān)
界線／界线 (jièxiàn)
邊墘／边墘 (Min Nan)

邊沿／边沿 (biānyán)
邊緣／边缘 (biānyuán)
邊角／边角 (biānjiǎo)
邊際／边际 (biānjì)

(to have hot pot):

Dialectal synonyms of 吃火鍋 (“to have hotpot”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		吃火鍋, 涮鍋子
Mandarin	Beijing	涮鍋子
	Taiwan	吃火鍋
	Yantai (Muping)	涮火鍋兒
	Luoyang	涮鍋子
	Yinchuan	涮火鍋子
	Ürümqi	涮鍋子
	Guilin	吃火鍋
	Guilin (Lingui)	吃火鍋
	Liuzhou	打邊爐, 打火鍋
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	吃火爐子
	Nanning (Wuming)	吃火鍋, 打火鍋
	Singapore	吃火鍋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	打邊爐
	Hong Kong	打邊爐, 邊, 打邊邊, 煠下煠下
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	打邊爐
	Macau	打邊爐
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	打邊爐
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	打邊爐
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	打邊爐
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	打邊爐
	Foshan	打邊爐
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	打邊爐
	Foshan (Shunde)	打邊爐
	Foshan (Sanshui)	打邊爐
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	打邊爐
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	打邊爐
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	打邊爐
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	打邊爐
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	打邊爐
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	打邊爐
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	打邊爐
	Taishan	打邊爐
	Kaiping (Chikan)	打邊爐
	Enping (Niujiang)	打邊爐
	Heshan (Yayao)	打邊爐
	Dongguan	打邊爐
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	打邊爐
	Nanning	打邊爐
	Guiping	打邊爐
	Mengshan (Xihe)	吃爐灶
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	打暖鍋
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	打火鍋
	Baise	打邊爐
	Bobai	打火鍋
	Lingshan	打火鍋
	Pubei	打火鍋
	Qinzhou	打邊爐
	Beihai	打邊爐
	Ningming	打火鍋
	Hengxian	打邊爐
	Hezhou (Pumen)	淥火鐺
Hakka	Meixian	打邊爐
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	打邊爐
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	打邊爐
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	打邊爐
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	打邊爐
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	打邊爐
	Conghua (Lütian)	打邊爐
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	打火鍋
	Mashan (Pianlian)	打火鍋
Min Nan	Singapore (Hokkien)	食暖爐
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	打火鍋
	Shantou	食暖爐
	Singapore (Teochew)	食暖爐
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	打邊爐
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	打邊爐
	Nanning (Shajing)	吃邊爐
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	打火鍋
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Chaoyang)	吃火鍋
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	吃火鍋
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	吃火鍋
Wu	Hangzhou	吃火鍋
Xiang	Quanzhou	吃火鍋
Xiang	Guanyang (Wenshi)	吃火爐子

Compounds

Derived terms from 邊

一望無邊／一望无边
一邊／一边 (yībiān)
上邊／上边 (shàngbiān)
下邊／下边 (xiàbian)
不事邊幅／不事边幅
不修邊幅／不修边幅 (bùxiūbiānfú)
不脩邊幅／不脩边幅
不著邊際／不着边际 (bùzhuóbiānjì)
井口邊草／井口边草
作舍道邊／作舍道边
修邊／修边
修邊幅／修边幅
修飾邊幅／修饰边幅
傍邊／傍边 (bàngbiān)
儘裡邊兒／尽里边儿
兩邊／两边 (liǎngbiān)
兩邊倒／两边倒
兩邊廂／两边厢
剃刀邊緣／剃刀边缘
前邊／前边 (qiánbian)
北邊／北边 (běibiān)
半邊／半边 (bànbiān)
半邊天／半边天 (bànbiāntiān)
半邊家庭／半边家庭 (bànbiān jiātíng)
半邊蓮／半边莲 (bànbiānlián)
南邊／南边 (nánbiān)
厝邊／厝边 (cuòbiān)
反文邊／反文边 (fǎnwénbiān)
右邊／右边 (yòubiān)
周邊／周边 (zhōubiān)
周邊設備／周边设备 (zhōubiān shèbèi)
四邊／四边 (sìbiān)
四邊形／四边形 (sìbiānxíng)
外邊／外边 (wàibiān)
多邊／多边 (duōbiān)
多邊形／多边形 (duōbiānxíng)
多邊貿易／多边贸易
大花邊／大花边
大邊／大边
大陸邊緣／大陆边缘
天邊／天边 (tiānbiān)
安邊／安边
客邊／客边
對邊／对边 (duìbiān)
岸邊／岸边 (ànbiān)
崖邊／崖边 (yábiān)
巡邊員／巡边员
左邊／左边 (zuǒbiān)
底邊／底边 (dǐbiān)
延邊／延边 (Yánbiān, “Yanbian”)
後邊／后边 (hòubiān)
徙邊／徙边
戍邊／戍边 (shùbiān)
打邊鼓／打边鼓
扣邊／扣边
拓邊／拓边
掃邊／扫边
撩邊兒／撩边儿
支邊／支边
敲字邊／敲字边 (qiāozìbiān)
敲邊鼓／敲边鼓
敲鑼邊兒／敲锣边儿
斜邊／斜边 (xiébiān)
旁邊／旁边 (pángbiān)
旁邊人／旁边人
日邊／日边
有邊讀邊／有边读边 (yǒu biān dú biān)

東邊／东边 (dōngbiān)
枕邊人／枕边人 (zhěnbiānrén)
枕邊細語／枕边细语 (zhěnbiān xìyǔ)
枕邊靈／枕边灵
林邊／林边 (Línbiān)
林邊鄉／林边乡
查邊／查边
正多邊形／正多边形 (zhèngduōbiānxíng)
毛邊紙／毛边纸 (máobiānzhǐ)
沒有邊邊／没有边边
河邊／河边 (hébiān)
沾邊／沾边 (zhānbiān)
沿邊兒／沿边儿 (yánbiānr)
法力無邊／法力无边 (fǎlìwúbiān)
法術無邊／法术无边
海邊／海边 (hǎibiān)
溜邊／溜边 (liūbiān)
溜邊兒／溜边儿 (liūbiānr)
滾邊／滚边
漫無邊際／漫无边际
無始無邊／无始无边
無邊／无边 (wúbiān)
無邊無際／无边无际 (wúbiānwújì)
無邊苦海／无边苦海
無邊風月／无边风月
緄邊／绲边 (gǔnbiān)
耳邊風／耳边风 (ěrbiānfēng)
肉邊菜／肉边菜
腳邊路／脚边路
膽邊生毛／胆边生毛
舌尖邊音／舌尖边音
舔碗邊／舔碗边
花邊／花边 (huābiān)
花邊婚／花边婚
花邊新聞／花边新闻
苦海無邊／苦海无边
裡邊／里边 (lǐbian)
西邊／西边 (xībiān)
貼邊／贴边
路邊／路边 (lùbiān)
路邊攤／路边摊 (lùbiāntān)
蹭邊兒／蹭边儿
身邊／身边 (shēnbiān)
身邊人／身边人 (shēnbiānrén)
這邊／这边 (zhèbiān)
邊亭／边亭
邊仔／边仔 (piⁿ-á)
邊儲／边储
邊務／边务 (biānwù)
邊區／边区 (biānqū)
邊卡／边卡 (biānqiǎ)
邊土／边土
邊地／边地 (biāndì)
邊坡／边坡
邊報／边报
邊塞／边塞 (biānsài)
邊塞詩／边塞诗 (biānsàishī)
邊塵／边尘
邊境／边境 (biānjìng)
邊客／边客
邊寨／边寨 (biānzhài)
邊將／边将 (biānjiàng)
邊幅／边幅 (biānfú)
邊幅不修／边幅不修
邊庭／边庭 (biāntíng)
邊廂／边厢
邊張子／边张子

邊心／边心
邊患／边患 (biānhuàn)
邊擦音／边擦音 (biāncāyīn)
邊政／边政
邊方／边方
邊旁／边旁
邊果／边果
邊框／边框 (biānkuàng)
邊欄／边栏
邊沁主義／边沁主义 (biānqìnzhǔyì)
邊沿／边沿 (biānyán)
邊燧／边燧
邊獄／边狱
邊界／边界 (biānjiè)
邊界談判／边界谈判
邊疆／边疆 (biānjiāng)
邊疆民族／边疆民族
邊疆舞／边疆舞
邊皮兒／边皮儿
邊緣／边缘 (biānyuán)
邊緣人／边缘人 (biānyuánrén)
邊緣化／边缘化 (biānyuánhuà)
邊緣科學／边缘科学 (biānyuán kēxué)
邊罏／边𬙎
邊聲／边声
邊荒／边荒
邊裔／边裔
邊角料／边角料 (biānjiǎoliào)
邊警／边警
邊遠／边远 (biānyuǎn)
邊郡／边郡
邊鄙／边鄙 (biānbǐ)
邊門／边门 (biānmén)
邊關／边关 (biānguān)
邊防／边防 (biānfáng)
邊防軍／边防军 (biānfángjūn)
邊陲／边陲 (biānchuí)
邊隘／边隘
邊際／边际 (biānjì)
邊際人／边际人
邊際利益／边际利益
邊際效用／边际效用
邊音／边音 (biānyīn)
邊頭／边头 (biāntóu)
邊頭風／边头风
邊騎／边骑
邊鸞／边鸾
邊鼓／边鼓
酣邊／酣边
金絲邊／金丝边
金邊／金边 (Jīnbiān)
鉤邊／钩边
鑲邊／镶边 (xiāngbiān)
隹字邊／隹字边 (zhuīzìbiān)
雙邊／双边 (shuāngbiān)
雙邊貿易／双边贸易
靖邊／靖边 (Jìngbiān)
靖邊縣／靖边县
靠邊／靠边 (kàobiān)
靠邊站／靠边站 (kàobiānzhàn)
風月無邊／风月无边
鬢邊牌／鬓边牌
鷗邊／鸥边
鹽邊／盐边 (Yánbiān)
黃邊錢／黄边钱
鼎邊糊／鼎边糊 (dǐngbiānhú)
鼎邊銼／鼎边锉

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (邊):

→ Japanese: 辺(へん) (hen)
→ Korean: 변(邊) (byeon)
→ Vietnamese: biên (邊)

Others:

→ Vietnamese: ven (“shore; bank; side”)

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): bin¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin¹
  - Yale: bīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn⁵⁵/

Definitions

邊

(Cantonese) which
想唱邊首呀？／想唱边首呀？ [Cantonese] ― soeng² coeng³ bin¹ sau² aa³? [Jyutping] ― Which song do you want to sing?
搞邊科㗎？／搞边科㗎？ [Cantonese] ― gaau² bin¹ fo¹ gaa³? [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this example)
(Cantonese) where
你喺邊呀？／你喺边呀？ [Cantonese] ― nei⁵ hai² bin¹ aa³? [Jyutping] ― Where are you?
(Cantonese, rhetorical question) how
我邊記得啫？／我边记得啫？ [Cantonese] ― ngo⁵ bin¹ gei³ dak¹ ze¹? [Jyutping] ― How am I supposed to remember?
你邊有做份功課呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你边有做份功课呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ bin¹ jau⁵ zou⁶ fan⁶ gung¹ fo³ aa³? [Jyutping]
You did not do this piece of assignment.
- 明天究竟會如何　邊有得諗咁多 [Cantonese, trad.]
  明天究竟会如何　边有得谂咁多 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 2021, 雷同二友 [The Absent Brother], 碌下碌下
  ming⁴ tin¹ gau³ ging² wui⁵ jyu⁴ ho⁴, bin¹ jau⁵ dak¹ nam² gam³ do¹ [Jyutping]
  What will tomorrow be like in the end? How can one think about it so much? [i.e., there is no point in thinking about it so much]

Synonyms

(which):

Dialectal synonyms of 哪 (“which”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		何, 孰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		哪
Mandarin	Beijing	哪
	Taiwan	哪
	Malaysia	哪
	Singapore	哪
Cantonese	Guangzhou	邊
	Hong Kong	邊
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	選
	Taishan	哪
	Yangjiang	邊
	Singapore (Guangfu)	邊
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	哪
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	哪
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	哪
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	哪
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	哪
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	哪
	Hong Kong	哪
Min Dong	Fuzhou	底
Min Dong	Fuqing	底
Min Nan	Xiamen	佗
	Quanzhou	佗
	Zhangzhou	佗
	Taipei	佗
	Kaohsiung	佗
	Singapore (Hokkien)	佗
	Chaozhou	底
	Singapore (Teochew)	底
	Haikou	底
	Singapore (Hainanese)	底
Wu	Wenzhou	若, 狃

(where):

Dialectal synonyms of 哪裡 (“where”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		何, 何處, 何許, 何方, 安
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		哪裡, 什麼地方
Mandarin	Beijing	哪兒, 哪兒合兒 colloquial, 哪合兒 colloquial
	Taiwan	哪裡, 哪
	Tianjin	哪兒, 哪兒合兒 colloquial, 哪合兒 colloquial
	Ulanhot	哪兒
	Tongliao	哪兒
	Chifeng	哪兒
	Bayanhot	哪兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	哪兒
	Harbin	哪兒, 哪疙兒, 哪疙瘩, 哪海兒, 哪塊兒, 哪場兒
	Shenyang	哪兒, 哪塊兒
	Yantai (Muping)	哪兒, 哪裡, 哪場兒
	Jinan	哪, 哪裡
	Luoyang	哪兒
	Wanrong	哪達, 哪那
	Zhengzhou	哪兒
	Xi'an	哪搭兒, 哪搭
	Yinchuan	哪點, 哪裡
	Lanzhou	哪達, 哪達裡, 哪達兒
	Xining	哪裡
	Ürümqi	哪達
	Wuhan	哪裡, 啥裡, 哪歇, 哪塊, 哪塊歇, 啥塊, 啥塊些
	Huanggang	哪下兒
	Chengdu	哪兒, 啥子地方, 哪跟前, 哪點兒
	Guiyang	哪點
	Kunming	哪點兒
	Guilin	哪塏
	Liuzhou	哪裡, 哪, 哪塏, 哪位子, 哪塊, 哪甿
	Shanglin (Sanli)	哪點
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	哪裡, 哪塊子
	Xuzhou	哪來, 哪下, 哪點兒
	Yangzhou	哪塊, 哪
	Nanjing	哪塊, 哪裡, 哪兒
	Hefei	哪格子, 哪蒿子, 哪塊子, 哪塊
	Nantong	哪對過, 哪腳下
	Changle (Qinjiang)	哪點
	Malaysia	哪裡
	Singapore	哪裡
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	哪塌, 哪塌兒, 哪呢
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	哪塌, 哪呢
Cantonese	Guangzhou	邊度, 邊處, 邊
	Hong Kong	邊度, 邊處, 邊
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	選頭
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	選處
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	哪頭
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	哪埞
	Macau	邊度
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	邊度
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	哪度
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	哪處
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	星處
	Foshan	邊度
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	邊度
	Foshan (Shunde)	邊度
	Foshan (Sanshui)	邊度
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	邊度
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	邊呢
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	邊處
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	邊
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	哪
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	邊子
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	邊子
	Taishan	哪埞, 哪
	Kaiping (Chikan)	哪
	Enping (Niujiang)	哪
	Heshan (Yayao)	唔址
	Dongguan	邊處, 鼠處
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	邊度
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	哪廳
	Shaoguan	邊度
	Yunfu	邊埞
	Yangjiang	邊, 邊處, 邊處塗
	Xinyi	庶
	Nanning	邊笪埞, 邊笪, 邊啲
	Wuzhou	邊啲, 邊笪, 邊笪埞方
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	邊度
	Singapore (Guangfu)	邊度, 邊, 邊處
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	邊度
Gan	Nanchang	哪裡
	Lichuan	哪咑
	Pingxiang	哪裡
Hakka	Meixian	哪仔, 哪滴
	Xingning	哪裡
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	哪呢
	Huidong (Daling)	哪等
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	哪定
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	哪定
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	哪聽
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	哪子
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	哪望
	Conghua (Lütian)	哪定
	Changting	哪塊, 哪塊哩, 哪裡, 哪裡哩, 哪角
	Wuping (Pingyu)	哪子
	Liancheng	哪裡, 哪角
	Ninghua	何個, 台角
	Ruijin	哪, 哪營子
	Shicheng	哪裡
	Shangyou (Shexi)	哪當
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	哪位, 哪仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	哪仔, 哪, 哪跡仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	哪位, 哪仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	哪位, 哪
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	哪位, 哪仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	哪位
	Hong Kong	哪裡, 哪埞
	Sabah (Longchuan)	哪埞
	Senai (Huiyang)	哪位
	Kuching (Hepo)	哪圍
	Singkawang	阿位
Huizhou	Jixi	哪塊, 哪個許塊
	Shexian	哪個落地
	Tunxi	哪裡
	Xiuning	哪裡
	Yixian	哪個背兒
	Wuyuan	何落
	Shitai (Xianyu)	哪裡
Jin	Taiyuan	哪裡, 哪兒家
	Pingyao	哪兒, 哪底下
	Xinzhou	哪兒
	Taibus (Baochang)	哪兒
	Linhe	哪兒
	Jining	哪兒
	Hohhot	哪兒
	Baotou	哪兒
	Dongsheng	哪兒
	Haibowan	哪兒
Min Bei	Jian'ou	呢底
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	呢底
	Songxi	呢底
	Zhenghe	呢搭底
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	哪底, 哪
	Jianyang	哪角底, 哪角
	Wuyishan	哪地
	Pucheng (Shibei)	呢底
Min Dong	Fuzhou	底所, 底塊 dated or rural
	Changle	底所
	Fuqing	佗落, 途位
	Pingtan	佗落
	Yongtai	底所
	Gutian	底塊
	Fu'an	底塊
	Ningde	底塊
	Shouning	底位穴, 底位
	Zhouning	底塊
	Matsu	底所
	Singapore (Fuqing)	佗落
Min Nan	Xiamen	佗落, 佗, 佗一位, 佗位, 佗一帶, 佗帶
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	佗落
	Quanzhou	佗落, 佗, 佗一位, 底帶
	Jinjiang	佗落, 佗一位, 底落
	Nan'an	佗落
	Shishi	佗落
	Hui'an	佗搭, 佗, 佗落
	Anxi	佗落
	Yongchun	佗落, 寡
	Dehua	佗落仔
	Zhangzhou	佗落仔, 佗落, 佗位仔, 佗位, 佗, 佗一位
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	佗落仔
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	佗落仔, 佗落
	Hua'an	佗仔, 佗位仔
	Nanjing	佗落仔
	Pinghe	佗落, 佗一位, 佗位, 底位
	Zhangpu	佗位
	Yunxiao	底仔
	Zhao'an	底位, 底落
	Dongshan	底位
	Taipei	佗位
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	佗位
	Kaohsiung	佗位
	Yilan	佗位, 佗位仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	佗落
	Taichung	佗位
	Tainan	佗位
	Hsinchu	佗位
	Kinmen	佗, 佗落
	Penghu (Magong)	佗位
	Penang (Hokkien)	佗落, 佗落位
	Singapore (Hokkien)	佗落
	Manila (Hokkien)	佗落
	Longyan	佗落
	Zhangping	佗落, 佗位
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	佗落
	Datian	底窟
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	哪裡
	Chaozhou	底塊
	Shantou	底塊
	Shantou (Chenghai)	底塊
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	底囝
	Jieyang	底塊
	Haifeng	底帶
	Bangkok (Teochew)	底塊
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	底一塊
	Singapore (Teochew)	底塊
	Pontianak (Teochew)	底塊
	Leizhou	底處
	Wenchang	帶
	Haikou	乜帶, 底帶, 底幅帶, 乜地方, 底內
	Qionghai	帶寺
	Singapore (Hainanese)	帶
Puxian Min	Putian	佗落
Puxian Min	Xianyou	底跡, 底落, 佗落
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	哪啲, 哪甿
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	哪裡
Wu	Shanghai	阿裡, 阿裡搭, 阿裡頭, 啥地方, 啥個地方, 啥場化 dated, 啥個場化 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	哪墩
	Suzhou	啥場化, 哪搭
	Wuxi	羅裡搭葛, 羅搭
	Danyang	哪裡
	Hangzhou	哪裡
	Ningbo	阿裡, 阿𡍲, 焉𡍲, 啥地方, 啥塢探, 啥塢宕
	Wenzhou	狃宕, 狃柢, 狃, 若宕, 若柢
	Jinhua	哪裡, 哪汏
Xiang	Changsha	哪裡, 何至, 啥塊子, 哪塊子
	Xiangtan	哪當
	Loudi	哪裡
	Shuangfeng	哪裡
	Quanzhou	哪裡

(how (in rhetorical questions)): 哪 (nǎ), 哪裡／哪里 (nǎlǐ)

Compounds

邊個／边个

邊度／边度

邊處／边处

Japanese

Shinjitai	辺
Kyūjitai	邊

Kanji

邊

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 辺)

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Readings

Go-on: へん (hen)

Kan-on: へん (hen)

Kun: あたり (atari, 邊り); ほとり (hotori, 邊り); べ (be); なべ (nabe)

Korean

Hanja

邊 (eumhun 가 변 (ga byeon))

Hanja form^? of 변 (“edge”).
Hanja form^? of 변 (“side”).

Compounds

변경 (邊境, byeon'gyeong, “border”)

Vietnamese

Han character

邊: Hán Nôm readings: biên, ben, bên, ven

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