侧 cè
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 则 rule, law, regulation
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
侧面
cèmiàn
side; profile; indirect aspect
Characters in this word
面 miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 面 — face
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这幅画像只呈现人物的侧面，却把他的疲惫神情刻画得很深。 Zhè fú huàxiàng zhǐ chéngxiàn rénwù de cèmiàn, què bǎ tā de píbèi shénqíng kèhuà de hěn shēn. The portrait shows only the figure's profile, yet it portrays his weary expression with great depth.
- 房子的侧面有一扇小门。 Fángzi de cèmiàn yǒu yí shàn xiǎo mén. There is a small door on the side of the house.
- 我从侧面了解了一下他的为人。 Wǒ cóng cèmiàn liǎojiě le yíxià tā de wéirén. I found out indirectly what kind of person he is.
Related words
- 侧 cè side; to lean to one side
- 侧重 cèzhòng to emphasise; to focus on
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 面包 miànbāo bread
- 面条儿 miàntiáor noodles
- 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across from
- 方便面 fāngbiànmiàn instant noodles
- 方面 fāngmiàn aspect; side
- 面 miàn face, side (a measure word for flat things)
- 面 miàn noodles
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 表面 biǎomiàn surface