西 xī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 西 — west, western, westward
- Made of
- 兀 weak 囗 enclosure
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
西边
xībian
west side
Characters in this word
边 biān
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 公园在学校的西边。 Gōngyuán zài xuéxiào de xībian. The park is west of the school.
- 西边有一个医院。 Xībian yǒu yí gè yīyuàn. There's a hospital to the west.
- 他住在西边。 Tā zhù zài xībian. He lives on the west side.