HSK 2 · Coming & going

身边

shēn biān

by one's side

Stroke order of 身边

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

身 · 7 strokes边 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

Your body 身 and the edge 边 next to it are exactly 'by your side'.

Parts: 身 body + 边 side, edge

The characters in 身边

边 biān — side; edge (5 strokes)

Example sentence

孩子在妈妈身边。

The child is by his mother's side.

Words with 身

身体body; health 身上on the body; on (one)全身whole body 身份证ID card 自身oneself; itself

Words with 边

这边this side; here 那边that side; there 旁边beside; next to 上边above; top 下边below; bottom 前边in front 后边behind 左边left side 右边right side 里边inside 外边outside 东边east side 西边west side 南边south side 北边north side 一边at the same time; side 海边seaside 路边roadside

More words: Coming & going

进入to enter 离开to leave 走过to walk past 走进to walk into 走开to go away 过来to come over 经过to pass; through 通过to pass; by means of 通to connect; to go through 站住to stop; halt 停to stop 排row; to line up 排队to queue 靠to lean on; to depend on

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