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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cè | ce4
English translation
the side
to incline towards
to lean
inclined
lateral
side
side; to slant, to lean, to incline
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhāi | zhai1
English translation
lean on one side

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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person

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻则

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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生活 shēnghuó jiù xiàng zài zuò 辗转反 de mèng 一样 yīyàng .

Life was like a restless dream.

zài 腹直切口 qiē kǒu 外侧 wài cè 切开肌肉 jīròu jīn céng .

The muscle and fascial layers are incised lateral to a rectus incision.

河水 hé shuǐ 轻拍 zhāo 小舟 de 两侧 liǎng cè .

Water lapped the sides of the boat.

de tuǐ Cóng 内侧 liáng yǒu duō cháng ?

What does your inside leg measure?

他们 tā men liǎ dōu yǐn jiàn 有人 yǒu rén qiāo 侧门 cè mén .

They both heard a knock at the side - door.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
the side
侧面 cèmiàn side側面
右侧 yòu cè right side右側
左侧 zuǒ cè left side左側
外侧 wài cè outer side外側
侧重 cè zhòng to place particular emphasis on側重
东侧 dōng cè east side東側
西侧 xī cè west side西側
侧门 cè mén side door側門
两侧 liǎng cè two sides兩側
北侧 běi cè north side北側
侧身 cè shēn (to stand or move) sideways側身
南侧 nán cè south side南側
侧卧 cè wò to lie on one's side側臥
侧耳 cè ěr to listen側耳
侧影 cè yǐng profile側影
侧目 cè mù shocked側目
辗转反侧 zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)輾轉反側
旁敲侧击 páng qiāo cè jī to make insinuations旁敲側擊
侧重点 cè zhòng diǎn main point側重點

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Decomposition

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