边

邊
bian
#316 most
frequent character
suffix of a noun of locality

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

边 joins 辶, a foot moving along a road, with 力, an empty part now. 力 is a short form of 臱 biān, the old form of 邊. The road part suggests motion and gives the first sense, 'border area'. From there it grew to 'side' and 'direction'.

边 as a component in other characters

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