两 liǎng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
两边
liǎngbian
both sides
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
- 路两边有树。 Lù liǎng bian yǒu shù. There are trees on both sides of the road.
- 两边都安静。 Liǎng bian dōu ān jìng. Both sides are quiet.
- 请看两边。 Qǐng kàn liǎng bian. Please look both ways.