一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一边
yìbiān
one side; while (doing two things at once)
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
- 他一边吃饭一边看电视。 Tā yìbiān chīfàn yìbiān kàn diànshì. He watches TV while he eats.
- 我一边走一边想。 Wǒ yìbiān zǒu yìbiān xiǎng. I think as I walk.
- 她一边听一边写。 Tā yìbiān tīng yìbiān xiě. She listens and writes at the same time.