側
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cè · side

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 側

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Example sentences

Notice where 側 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zhù zài yī sī tǎn bù ěr de ōu zhōu yí cè.我住在伊斯坦布爾的歐洲一側。

I live in the European side of Istanbul.

Source: Tatoeba #11076824 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhù zài yī sī tǎn bù ěr de ān nà tuō lì yā yí cè.我住在伊斯坦布爾的安納托利亞一側。

I live in the Anatolian side of Istanbul.

Source: Tatoeba #11076823 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú xū gèng duō yíng mù kōng jiàn, kě yǐ guān bì cè biān lán.如需更多螢幕空間,可以關閉側邊欄。

If you need more room on the screen, you can toggle the sidebar off.

Source: Tatoeba #13918245 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ā ěr bēi sī shān mài yì dà lì yí cè de hǎi bá tōng cháng jiào dī.阿爾卑斯山脈義大利一側的海拔通常較低。

The Alps are generally lower on the Italian side.

Source: Tatoeba #13575761 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cè biān lán xiǎn shì zài wǎng zhàn biāo zhì xià fāng de yè miàn biān yuán.側邊欄顯示在網站標誌下方的頁面邊緣。

The sidebar is displayed on the edge of the page below the site logo.

Source: Tatoeba #13884578 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 側 in context

  1. Say cè, then recall the core meaning: side.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 側 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.