旁
páng
#979 most
frequent character
side, other, else
noun
preposition
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
旁 once had a large tray 凡, now part of the upper shape, with 方 fāng marking the sound. The tray was lifted on both sides, which may explain the first meaning side or beside. Later it grew to mean part of a character.
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Example Sentences
我坐在他旁边。
wǒ zuòzài tā pángbiān 。
I am sitting next to him.
请把书放在桌子旁。
qǐng bǎ shū fàngzài zhuōzǐ páng 。
Please put the book next to the table.
旁边有一个公园。
pángbiān yǒu yígè gōngyuán 。
There is a park next to it.
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