傍

bàng
#2,553 most
frequent character
near, approaching, to depend on

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

傍 has 亻 'person' as its meaning part and 旁 páng 'side', which also gives the sound. It first meant 'to be near a place'. From there it grew to 'near a time' and 'to depend on'.

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Homophones

HSK 5
棒bàng
a stick, club or cudgel, smart
HSK 6
磅bàng
platform balance
膀bàng
used in 吊膀子[diao4 bang4 zi5]

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