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
边境
biānjìng
border area
Characters in this word
境 jìng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他住在边境。 Tā zhù zài biānjìng. He lives in the border area.
- 边境很安静。 Biānjìng hěn ānjìng. The border area is very quiet.
- 边境有小城。 Biānjìng yǒu xiǎochéng. There is a small town near the border.