# 邊

| 邊 | U+908A, &#37002; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-908A |
| ← 邉 [U+9089] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 邋 → [U+908B] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 邊 |
| Shinjitai | 辺 |
| Simplified | 边 |

### Han character

邊 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+15, 19 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹山尸 (YHUS), four-corner 3630$_2$, composition ⿺辶臱)

#### Derived characters

* 籩, 𠑟, 𤄺, 𤓋, 𥤓, 𨇱, 𩽲, 𪢥, 𮉝, 𮕙

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1267, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39216
* Dae Jaweon: page 1765, character 30
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3894, character 3
* Unihan data for U+908A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 邊 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Small seal script |
| | Old Chinese |
| 臱 | *men |
| 矏 | *men, *meːn |
| 櫋 | *men |
| 籩 | *mpeːn |
| 邊 | *mpeːn |
Originally 臱. Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mpeːn): semantic 辶 (“walking; movement”) + phonetic 臱 (OC *men). The semantic component 辵 (now 辶) was added during bronze inscriptions.

### Etymology 1

Perhaps cognate with 偏 (OC *pʰen, *pʰens, “side; oblique”), 片 (OC *pʰeːns, “partial; one-sided”), 諞 (OC *ben, *brenʔ, *benʔ, “glib-tongued; insincere”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Based on Old Vietnamese data, Gong (2019) proposes the additional preinitial *tə- to the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction.

#### “to have hot pot”

    From 邊爐／边炉 (“hot pot”). Compare 啤 (“to drink beer”), from 啤酒 (“beer”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): biān (bian$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bian$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): biǎn
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): bièn
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бян (bi͡an, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bin$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): bin$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ben$^1$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): bin$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): bien$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): piên
    (Hailu, HRS): bien$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): biên$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): bie$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): bíng
* Eastern Min (BUC): biĕng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bing$^1$ / beng$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): piⁿ / pian / pen
    (Teochew, Peng'im): biang$^1$ / biêng$^1$ / bin$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): bieng$^1$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): bin$^1$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$pi / $^1$pie / $^1$pien
** (Jinhua): $^1$pie; $^1$pian
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): bienn$^1$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): binn$^1$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): bien$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: biān
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bian
*** Wade–Giles: pien$^1$
*** Yale: byān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bian
*** Palladius: бянь (bjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bian$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bian
*** Sinological IPA : /piɛn⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: biǎn
*** Sinological IPA : /piã²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: bièn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): bien$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /piẽ³¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бян (bi͡an, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /piæ̃²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bin$^1$
*** Yale: bīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /piːn⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: bin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pin²¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ben$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pen³³/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: bin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pin³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: bien$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /piɛn⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: piên
*** Hakka Romanization System: bien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: bian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pi̯en²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: bien$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /pien⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: biên$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /piɛn⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pie¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bíng
*** Sinological IPA : /piŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: biĕng
*** Sinological IPA : /pieŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /piŋ⁵³³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: beng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛŋ⁵³³/
* bing1 - vernacular;
* beng1 - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit邊 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /pian⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /pian⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /pian²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /piã²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /piã²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /pian²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /piã²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /piã⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /pian⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /piɛ̃n³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /pian⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /piɛn⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /pian⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /pian⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /piɛ̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /pien³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /piĩ²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /pie¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /pie̞¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /pie³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /pi⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /piɪ⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /piẽ̞³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /pi³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /pe³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /piɛ¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /piẽ³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /piẽ³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /piɛn⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /pien⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /pien²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /pin⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /pin⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /pin⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /pian⁵⁵/ /pĩ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /pieŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /piŋ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /piaŋ³³/ /pĩ³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /ʔbin²³/ /ʔbi²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: pen
Rime :
| Character | 邊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 布玄切 |
| Baxter | pen |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pen/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pen/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pɛn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pɛn/ |
| Li Rong | /pen/ |
| Wang Li | /pien/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pien/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | biān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bin$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤe[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*mpeːn/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 邊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | biān |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ pen › |
| Old Chinese | /*pˁe[n]/ |
| English | side |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 邊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9056 |
| Phonetic component | 臱 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 邊 |
| Old Chinese | /*mpeːn/ |

#### Definitions

邊
* edge; side; margin; brim
    湖邊／湖边 ― húbiān ― lakeshore; lakeside
    碗邊兒／碗边儿 ― wǎn biānr ― rim of a bowl
    街道兩邊／街道两边 ― jiēdào liǎng biān ― both sides of the street
       Zài xuányá biān xíngzǒu shì wēixiǎn de. [Pinyin]
       It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff.
       Háizi men zài hǎitān biān yòng shāzi duīqì chéngbǎo. [Pinyin]
       The children are building sandcastles on the [edge of the] beach.
       Bīngliáng de shuǐ zài chuán biān fàn qǐ pàomò. [Pinyin]
       The icy cold water foamed over the side of the boat.
* decorative border
    金邊眼鏡／金边眼镜 ― jīn biān yǎnjìng ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
       Tā de shǒupà yǒu yī tiáo lán biān. [Pinyin]
       Her handkerchief has a blue border.
* side (place next to an object)
    床邊／床边 ― chuáng biān ― next to the bed
    坐在窗邊／坐在窗边 ― zuò zài chuāng biān ― to sit by the window
* border; boundary
    邊疆／边疆 ― biānjiāng ― border area
    戍邊／戍边 ― shùbiān ― to garrison the border
* (geometry) side (Classifier: 條／条)
       Chángfāngtǐ yǒu jǐ tiáo biān? [Pinyin]
       How many sides does a cuboid have?
* (graph theory) side (Classifier: 條／条)
* limit; boundary
    無邊無際／无边无际 ― wúbiānwújì ― boundless; limitless; vast
* side (of a family, negotiation, etc.)
    雙邊會談／双边会谈 ― shuāng biān huìtán ― bilateral talks
       keoi$^5$ lou$^5$ po$^4$ go$^2$ bin$^1$ ge$^3$ can$^1$ cik$^1$ [Jyutping]
       relatives on his wife's side of the family
       Nǐ wèishénme bù zhàn zài wǒ zhè biān? [Pinyin]
       Why are you not on my side?
* Suffix for locality noun.
    上邊／上边 ― shàngbiān ― on the top, above
    下邊／下边 ― xiàbiān ― under, below
    裡邊／里边 ― lǐbiān ― inside
* (Cantonese) close to edges
       m$^4$ hou$^2$ haang$^4$ gam$^3$ bin$^1$ aa$^3$! [Jyutping]
       Don't walk that close to the edge!
* (used before each verb of simultaneous actions) while
       Wǒ biān děng biān liúlǎn jǐ běn zázhì. [Pinyin]
       I browsed through some magazines while I waited.
       Nǐ xǐhuān biān tīng yīnyuè biān zuò zuòyè ma? [Pinyin]
       Do you listen to music while doing your homework?
* (used after numerals or words indicating time) close to; near
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, usually reduplicated, always used with 佢) to have hot pot
       gam$^1$ jat$^6$ gam$^3$ dung$^3$, bat$^1$ jyu$^4$ bin$^1$ bin$^1$ keoi$^5$ laa$^1$! [Jyutping]
       It's so cold today, let's have hot pot!
* a surname, Bian

#### Synonyms

* (edge):
* 墘頭 / 墘头 (Hokkien)
* 崖 (yá) (literary, or in compounds)
* 沿子 (yánzi)
* 沿邊 / 沿边 (yánbiān)
* 涯 (yá) (literary, or in compounds)
* 界線 / 界线 (jièxiàn)
* 端倪 (duānní) (literary)
* 邊墘 / 边墘 (Hokkien)
* 邊沿 / 边沿 (biānyán)
* 邊緣 / 边缘 (biānyuán)
* 邊角 / 边角 (biānjiǎo)
* 邊際 / 边际 (biānjì)
* (to have hot pot):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 吃火鍋, 涮鍋子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 涮鍋子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 吃火鍋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 吃火鍋 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 涮火鍋兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 涮鍋子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 涮火鍋子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 涮鍋子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 吃火鍋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 吃火鍋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 打邊爐, 打火鍋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 吃火爐子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 吃火鍋, 打火鍋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 打邊爐, 邊, 打邊邊, 煠下煠下 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 吃爐灶 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 打暖鍋 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 打火鍋 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 打火鍋 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 打火鍋 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 打火鍋 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 打火鍋 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 打邊爐 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 淥火鐺 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 打邊爐 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 打邊爐 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 打邊爐 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 打邊爐 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 打邊爐 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 打邊爐 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 打邊爐 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 打邊爐 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 打火鍋 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 打火鍋 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 食暖爐 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 打火鍋 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 食暖爐 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 食暖爐 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 拍邊爐, 打邊爐 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 打邊爐 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 吃邊爐 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 打火鍋 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 吃火鍋 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 吃火鍋 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 吃火鍋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 吃火鍋 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 吃火鍋 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 吃火爐子 |

#### Compounds

* 一望無邊 / 一望无边
* 一邊 / 一边 (yībiān)
* 下邊 / 下边
* 上邊 / 上边 (shàngbiān)
* 不事邊幅 / 不事边幅
* 不修邊幅 / 不修边幅 (bùxiūbiānfú)
* 不脩邊幅 / 不脩边幅
* 不著邊際 / 不着边际 (bùzhuóbiānjì)
* 井口邊草 / 井口边草
* 作舍道邊 / 作舍道边
* 修邊 / 修边
* 修邊幅 / 修边幅
* 修飾邊幅 / 修饰边幅
* 傍邊 / 傍边 (bàngbiān)
* 儘裡邊兒 / 尽里边儿
* 兩邊 / 两边 (liǎngbiān)
* 兩邊倒 / 两边倒
* 兩邊廂 / 两边厢
* 剃刀邊緣 / 剃刀边缘
* 前邊 / 前边
* 北邊 / 北边 (běibiān)
* 半邊 / 半边 (bànbiān)
* 半邊天 / 半边天 (bànbiāntiān)
* 半邊家庭 / 半边家庭 (bànbiān jiātíng)
* 半邊蓮 / 半边莲 (bànbiānlián)
* 南邊 / 南边 (nánbiān)
* 厝邊 / 厝边 (cuòbiān)
* 反文邊 / 反文边 (fǎnwénbiān)
* 右邊 / 右边 (yòubiān)
* 周邊 / 周边 (zhōubiān)
* 周邊設備 / 周边设备 (zhōubiān shèbèi)
* 四邊 / 四边 (sìbiān)
* 四邊形 / 四边形 (sìbiānxíng)
* 外邊 / 外边 (wàibiān)
* 多邊 / 多边 (duōbiān)
* 多邊形 / 多边形 (duōbiānxíng)
* 多邊貿易 / 多边贸易
* 大花邊 / 大花边
* 大邊 / 大边
* 大陸邊緣 / 大陆边缘
* 天邊 / 天边 (tiānbiān)
* 安邊 / 安边
* 客邊 / 客边
* 對邊 / 对边 (duìbiān)
* 岸邊 / 岸边 (ànbiān)
* 崖邊 / 崖边 (yábiān)
* 左邊 / 左边 (zuǒbiān)
* 底邊 / 底边 (dǐbiān)
* 延邊 / 延边 (Yánbiān)
* 後邊 / 后边 (hòubiān)
* 徙邊 / 徙边
* 戍邊 / 戍边 (shùbiān)
* 打邊鼓 / 打边鼓
* 扣邊 / 扣边
* 拓邊 / 拓边
* 捆邊 (kǔnbiān)
* 掃邊 / 扫边
* 撩邊兒 / 撩边儿
* 支邊 / 支边
* 敲字邊 / 敲字边 (qiāozìbiān)
* 敲邊鼓 / 敲边鼓
* 敲鑼邊兒 / 敲锣边儿
* 斜邊 / 斜边 (xiébiān)
* 旁邊 / 旁边 (pángbiān)
* 旁邊人 / 旁边人
* 日邊 / 日边
* 有邊讀邊 / 有边读边 (yǒu biān dú biān)
* 林邊 / 林边 (Línbiān)
* 東邊 / 东边 (dōngbiān)
* 枕邊人 / 枕边人 (zhěnbiānrén)
* 枕邊細語 / 枕边细语 (zhěnbiān xìyǔ)
* 林邊鄉 / 林边乡
* 枕邊靈 / 枕边灵
* 查邊 / 查边
* 正多邊形 / 正多边形 (zhèngduōbiānxíng)
* 毛邊紙 / 毛边纸 (máobiānzhǐ)
* 沒有邊邊 / 没有边边
* 法力無邊 / 法力无边 (fǎlìwúbiān)
* 法術無邊 / 法术无边
* 河邊 / 河边 (hébiān)
* 沾邊 / 沾边 (zhānbiān)
* 沿邊兒 / 沿边儿 (yánbiānr)
* 海邊 / 海边 (hǎibiān)
* 溜邊 / 溜边 (liūbiān)
* 溜邊兒 / 溜边儿 (liūbiānr)
* 漫無邊際 / 漫无边际
* 滾邊 / 滚边
* 無始無邊 / 无始无边
* 無邊 / 无边 (wúbiān)
* 無邊無際 / 无边无际 (wúbiānwújì)
* 無邊苦海 / 无边苦海
* 無邊風月 / 无边风月
* 緄邊 / 绲边 (gǔnbiān)
* 耳邊風 / 耳边风 (ěrbiānfēng)
* 肉邊菜 / 肉边菜
* 腳邊路 / 脚边路
* 膽邊生毛 / 胆边生毛
* 舌尖邊音 / 舌尖边音
* 舔碗邊 / 舔碗边
* 花邊 / 花边 (huābiān)
* 花邊婚 / 花边婚
* 花邊新聞 / 花边新闻
* 苦海無邊 / 苦海无边
* 裡邊 / 里边
* 西邊 / 西边 (xībiān)
* 貼邊 / 贴边
* 路邊 / 路边 (lùbiān)
* 路邊攤 / 路边摊 (lùbiāntān)
* 蹭邊兒 / 蹭边儿
* 身邊 / 身边 (shēnbiān)
* 身邊人 / 身边人 (shēnbiānrén)
* 巡邊員 / 巡边员
* 這邊 / 这边
* 邊亭 / 边亭
* 邊仔 / 边仔 (piⁿ-á)
* 邊儲 / 边储
* 邊務 / 边务 (biānwù)
* 邊區 / 边区 (biānqū)
* 邊卡 / 边卡 (biānqiǎ)
* 邊土 / 边土
* 邊地 / 边地 (biāndì)
* 邊坡 / 边坡
* 邊報 / 边报
* 邊塞 / 边塞 (biānsài)
* 邊塞詩 / 边塞诗 (biānsàishī)
* 邊塵 / 边尘
* 邊境 / 边境 (biānjìng)
* 邊客 / 边客
* 邊寨 / 边寨 (biānzhài)
* 邊將 / 边将 (biānjiàng)
* 邊幅 / 边幅 (biānfú)
* 邊幅不修 / 边幅不修
* 邊庭 / 边庭 (biāntíng)
* 邊廂 / 边厢
* 邊張子 / 边张子
* 邊心 / 边心
* 邊患 / 边患 (biānhuàn)
* 邊擦音 / 边擦音 (biāncāyīn)
* 邊政 / 边政
* 邊方 / 边方
* 邊旁 / 边旁
* 邊果 / 边果
* 邊框 / 边框 (biānkuàng)
* 邊欄 / 边栏
* 邊沁主義 / 边沁主义 (biānqìnzhǔyì)
* 邊沿 / 边沿 (biānyán)
* 邊燧 / 边燧
* 邊獄 / 边狱
* 邊界 / 边界 (biānjiè)
* 邊界談判 / 边界谈判
* 邊疆 / 边疆 (biānjiāng)
* 邊疆民族 / 边疆民族
* 邊疆舞 / 边疆舞
* 邊皮兒 / 边皮儿
* 邊緣 / 边缘 (biānyuán)
* 邊緣人 / 边缘人 (biānyuánrén)
* 邊緣化 / 边缘化 (biānyuánhuà)
* 邊緣科學 / 边缘科学 (biānyuán kēxué)
* 邊罏 / 边𬙎
* 邊聲 / 边声
* 邊荒 / 边荒
* 邊裔 / 边裔
* 邊角料 / 边角料 (biānjiǎoliào)
* 邊警 / 边警
* 邊遠 / 边远 (biānyuǎn)
* 邊郡 / 边郡
* 邊鄙 / 边鄙 (biānbǐ)
* 邊門 / 边门 (biānmén)
* 邊關 / 边关 (biānguān)
* 邊防 / 边防 (biānfáng)
* 邊防軍 / 边防军 (biānfángjūn)
* 邊陲 / 边陲 (biānchuí)
* 邊隘 / 边隘
* 邊際 / 边际 (biānjì)
* 邊際人 / 边际人
* 邊際利益 / 边际利益
* 邊際效用 / 边际效用
* 邊音 / 边音 (biānyīn)
* 邊頭 / 边头 (biāntóu)
* 邊頭風 / 边头风
* 邊騎 / 边骑
* 邊鸞 / 边鸾
* 邊鼓 / 边鼓
* 酣邊 / 酣边
* 金絲邊 / 金丝边
* 金邊 / 金边 (Jīnbiān)
* 鉤邊 / 钩边
* 鑲邊 / 镶边 (xiāngbiān)
* 隹字邊 / 隹字边 (zhuīzìbiān)
* 雙邊 / 双边 (shuāngbiān)
* 雙邊貿易 / 双边贸易
* 靖邊 / 靖边 (Jìngbiān)
* 靖邊縣 / 靖边县
* 靠邊 / 靠边 (kàobiān)
* 靠邊站 / 靠边站 (kàobiānzhàn)
* 風月無邊 / 风月无边
* 鬢邊牌 / 鬓边牌
* 鷗邊 / 鸥边
* 鹽邊 / 盐边 (Yánbiān)
* 黃邊錢 / 黄边钱 (huángbiānqián)
* 鼎邊糊 / 鼎边糊 (dǐngbiānhú)
* 鼎邊銼 / 鼎边锉

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 辺(へん) (hen)
* → Korean: 변(邊) (byeon)
* → Vietnamese: biên (邊)
Others:
* → Vietnamese: bên (“side; edge; face; beside”)
* → Vietnamese: ven (“shore; bank; side”)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): bin$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bin$^1$
*** Yale: bīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /piːn⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

邊
* (Cantonese) which
       soeng$^2$ coeng$^3$ bin$^1$ sau$^2$ aa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       Which song do you want to sing?
    搞邊科㗎？／搞边科㗎？ [Cantonese] ― gaau$^2$ bin$^1$ fo$^1$ gaa$^3$? [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Cantonese) where
    你喺邊呀？／你喺边呀？ [Cantonese] ― nei$^5$ hai$^2$ bin$^1$ aa$^3$? [Jyutping] ― Where are you?
* (Cantonese, rhetorical question) how
       ngo$^5$ bin$^1$ gei$^3$ dak$^1$ ze$^1$? [Jyutping]
       How am I supposed to remember?
       nei$^5$ bin$^1$ jau$^5$ zou$^6$ fan$^6$ gung$^1$ fo$^3$ aa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       You did not do this piece of assignment.
    From: 2021, 雷同二友 [The Absent Brother], 碌下碌下
    ming$^4$ tin$^1$ gau$^3$ ging$^2$ wui$^5$ jyu$^4$ ho$^4$, bin$^1$ jau$^5$ dak$^1$ nam$^2$ gam$^3$ do$^1$ [Jyutping]
    What will tomorrow be like in the end? How can one think about it so much? [i.e., there is no point in thinking about it so much]

##### Synonyms

* (which):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 何, 孰 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 哪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 哪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 哪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 哪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 哪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 邊 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 邊 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 選 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 哪 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 邊 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 邊 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 哪 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 哪 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 哪 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 哪 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 哪 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 哪 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 哪 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 底 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 底 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佗 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 佗 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 佗 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 佗 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 佗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 佗 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 佗 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 底 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 底 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 底 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 底 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 阿裡, 賴裡 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 若, 狃 |
* (where):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 何, 何處, 何許, 何所, 何方, 安 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 哪裡, 何處, 什麼地方 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 哪兒, 哪兒合兒 colloquial, 哪合兒 colloquial |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 哪裡, 哪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 哪兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 哪兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 哪兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 哪兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 哪兒, 哪疙兒, 哪疙瘩, 哪海兒, 哪塊兒, 哪場兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 哪兒, 哪塊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 哪裡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 哪裡 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 哪兒, 哪兒合兒 colloquial, 哪合兒 colloquial |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 哪, 哪裡 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 哪兒, 哪裡, 哪場兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 哪兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 哪達, 哪那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 哪兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 哪搭兒, 哪搭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 哪裡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 哪來, 哪下, 哪點兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 哪塌, 哪塌兒, 哪呢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 哪塌, 哪呢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 哪點, 哪裡 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 哪兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 哪達, 哪達裡, 哪達兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 哪達 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 哪兒, 啥子地方, 哪跟前, 哪點兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 哪裡, 啥裡, 哪歇, 哪塊, 哪塊歇, 啥塊, 啥塊些 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 哪點 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 哪點兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 哪塏 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 哪裡, 哪, 哪塏, 哪位子, 哪塊, 哪甿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 哪點 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 哪裡, 哪塊子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 哪塊, 哪裡, 哪兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 哪塊, 哪 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 哪對過, 哪腳下 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 哪格子, 哪蒿子, 哪塊子, 哪塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 哪下兒 |
| Mandarin | Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle) | 哪點 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 邊度, 邊處, 邊 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 邊度, 邊處, 邊 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 選頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 選處 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 哪頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 哪埞 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 哪度 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 哪處 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 星處 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 邊呢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 邊處 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 邊 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 哪 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 邊子 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 邊子 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 哪埞, 哪 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 哪 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 哪 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 唔址 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 邊處, 鼠處 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 哪埞 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 邊埞 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 邊, 邊處, 邊處塗 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 庶 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 邊笪埞, 邊笪, 邊啲 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 邊啲, 邊笪, 邊笪埞方 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 邊度 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 邊度, 邊, 邊處 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 邊度 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 哪裡 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 哪咑 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 哪裡 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 哪仔, 哪滴 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 哪裡 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 哪呢, 哪笪 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 哪等 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 哪埞 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 哪埞 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 哪埞 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 哪子 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 哪望 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 哪埞 |
| Hakka | Changting | 哪塊, 哪塊哩, 哪裡, 哪裡哩, 哪角 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 哪子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 哪裡, 哪角 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 何個, 台角 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 哪, 哪營子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 哪裡 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 哪當 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 哪位 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 哪搭仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 哪位 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 哪位 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 哪位 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 哪位 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 哪位 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 哪位, 哪仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 哪位, 哪 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 哪位, 哪仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 哪位 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 哪裡, 哪埞 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 哪埞 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 哪位 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 哪位 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 阿位 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿位 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 哪塊, 哪個許塊 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 哪個落地 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 哪裡 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 哪裡 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 哪個背兒 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 何落 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 哪裡 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 哪裡, 哪兒家 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 哪兒, 哪底下 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 哪兒 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 哪兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 哪兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 哪兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 哪兒 |
| Jin | Baotou | 哪兒 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 哪兒 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 哪兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 呢底 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 呢底 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 呢底 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 呢搭底 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 哪底, 哪 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 哪角底, 哪角 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 哪地 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 呢底 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 底所, 底塊 dated or rural |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 底所 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 佗落, 途位 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 佗落 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 底所 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 底塊 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 底塊 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 底塊 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 底位穴, 底位 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 底塊 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 底所 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佗落, 佗, 佗一位, 佗位, 佗一帶, 佗帶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 佗落, 佗, 佗一位, 底帶 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 佗落, 佗一位, 底落 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 佗搭, 佗, 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 佗落, 寡 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 佗落仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 佗落仔, 佗落, 佗位仔, 佗位, 佗, 佗一位 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 佗落仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 佗落仔, 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 佗仔, 佗位仔 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 佗落仔 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 佗落, 佗一位, 佗位, 底位 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 佗位 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 底仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 底位, 底落 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 底位 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 佗位 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 佗位 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 佗位 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 佗位, 佗位仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 佗位 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 佗位 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 佗位 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 佗, 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 佗位 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 佗落, 佗落位 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 佗落, 佗位 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 佗落 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 底窟 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 哪裡 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 底塊 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 底塊 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 底塊 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 底囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 底塊 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 底帶 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 底塊 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 底一塊 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 底塊 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 底塊 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 底跡 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 帶 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 乜帶, 底帶, 底幅帶, 乜地方, 底內 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 帶寺 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 帶, 倒帶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 佗落 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 底跡, 底落, 佗落 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 底度 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 底 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 哪啲, 哪甿 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 哪裡 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 阿裡, 阿裡搭, 阿裡頭, 啥地方, 啥個地方, 啥場化 dated, 啥個場化 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 何旦, 何裡旦 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Qingpu) | 哈戶蕩 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 何裡浪, 何浪 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 哪墩, 何墩 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 啥場化, 哪搭 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 羅裡搭葛, 羅搭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 哪裡 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 哪裡 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿裡, 阿𡍲, 焉𡍲, 啥地方, 啥塢探, 啥塢宕 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 狃宕, 狃柢, 狃, 若宕, 若柢 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 哪裡, 哪汏 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 哪裡, 何至, 哪當 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 哪當 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 哪裡 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 哪裡 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 哪裡 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 哪裡 |
* (how (in rhetorical questions)): 哪 (nǎ), 哪裡／哪里 (nǎlǐ)

#### Compounds

* 邊個 / 边个
* 邊度 / 边度
* 邊處 / 边处

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 辺 |
| Kyūjitai | 邊 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 辺)
* place, general area, vicinity

#### Readings

* Go-on: へん (hen)
* Kan-on: へん (hen)
* Kun: あたり (atari, 邊り)、ほとり (hotori, 邊り)、べ (be)、なべ (nabe)

## Korean
### Hanja

邊 (eumhun 가 변 (ga byeon))
* hanja form of 변 (“edge”)
* hanja form of 변 (“side”)

#### Compounds

* 변경 (邊境, byeon'gyeong, “border”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

邊: Hán Nôm readings: ben, bên, bển, bễn, biên, ven

#### Noun

邊
* chữ Hán form of biên.
** (rare, only in fixed expressions) Clipping of 邊界 (biên giới) (“frontier”).
** (sports) a boundary

##### Derived terms

* 𨅿邊 (vượt biên)

### Preposition

邊
* chữ Nôm form of bên (“by; beside”).
    邊(bên)𡥵(con)渃(nước) ― beside the stream