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HSK 2adverbnoun

边

Traditional: 邊

biān

边 (biān) means “side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character (traditional 邊) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 个

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

路边有很多花。

Lù biān yǒu hěn duō huā.

There are many flowers by the roadside.

Words containing 边

旁边páng biānside; adjacent place边疆biān jiāngborder area; borderland; frontier边界biān jièboundary; border边境biān jìngfrontier; border边缘biān yuánedge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline右边yòu bianright side; right, to the right左边zuǒ bianleft; the left side; to the left of一边yī biānone side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while身边shēn biānat one's side; on hand周边zhōu biānperiphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral; merch (abbr. for 周邊商品|周边商品[zhou1 bian1 shang1 pin3])那边nà bianover there; yonder这边zhè biānthis side; here

More HSK 2 vocabulary

HSK 2 →
白báisurname Bai百bǎisurname Bai帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly唱歌chàng gēto sing a song出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 边 mean?
边 (biān) means “side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 边 pronounced?
边 is pronounced “biān” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 边?
边 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 边?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 边 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18