濒

瀕
bīn
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frequent character
to approach, to border on, near

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

濒 joins 涉, wading into water, with 页, a head-focused person. The bank is where a person enters the water, so it first meant the water's edge. That grew to being close to water and bordering on it.

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Homophones

宾bīn
visitor, guest, object (in grammar)

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