旁 meaning and stroke order
One side; other; different
How to write 旁, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 旁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- one side
- other
- different
- lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
How 旁 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Stand.
立 gives the meaning and 方 hints at the sound.
Radical: 方 (square), shared by 17 characters on this site.
How to remember 旁
旁 (páng) is built from 立 (lì, stand) on top of 方 (fāng). Picture someone standing (立) off to one side (方) of something, just beside it. 方 also hints at the sound, fāng to páng.
旁 rarely appears alone in speech. It mostly shows up in words like 旁边 (pángbiān, beside) and 一旁 (yīpáng, to the side). Example: 银行在学校旁边。(Yínháng zài xuéxiào pángbiān.) The bank is next to the school.
Common mistake: Learners often write the top as 亠 plus extra strokes and lose the 立 shape, or confuse 旁 with 房 (fáng, house), which also uses 方 but has 户 on top. Also keep the second tone in páng. Do not drift to fāng because of the component.
Common words with 旁
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 旁边 | pángbiān | side; adjacent place | HSK 1 |
| 袖手旁观 | xiùshǒu-pángguān | to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger | HSK 7-9 |
| 一旁 | yīpáng | aside; to the side of | HSK 7-9 |
| 旁观 | pángguān | spectator; non-participant | HSK 7-9 |
| 旁白 | pángbái | aside (theater); voice-over | |
| 旁观者 | pángguānzhě | observer; spectator | |
| 旁人 | pángrén | other people; bystanders | |
| 旁听 | pángtīng | to sit in on (proceedings); to be present at a meeting as an observer | |
| 路旁 | lùpáng | roadside |
旁 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 旁
Learning 旁 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 旁
How many strokes are in 旁?
旁 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 旁 mean?
旁 (páng) means one side; other; different. A common word with it is 旁边 (pángbiān), meaning "side; adjacent place".
How do you pronounce 旁?
旁 is pronounced páng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 旁?
The radical of 旁 is 方, which carries the idea of "square". Dictionaries list 旁 under this radical.
Is 旁 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 旁 is part of the HSK 1 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 1.
What is the difference between 旁边 and 边上?
Both can mean beside or next to. 旁边 (pángbiān) is the standard choice for location, as in 我旁边 (next to me). 边上 (biānshang) is more colloquial and can also mean the edge of something.
What does 偏旁 mean?
偏旁 (piānpáng) refers to the components of a Chinese character, such as 亻 or 刂. This matches the dictionary sense of 旁 as a lateral component of a character. Teachers often use the word when explaining how characters are built.