旁 (páng) is a Chinese character meaning “side”. It is written from 亠 (lid) and 丷 (two spreading strokes) and 冖 (cover) and 方 (square; direction (Kangxi radical 70)), one above the other, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
亠 + 丷 + 冖 + 方
Top–bottom structure
- 亠 lid · tóu unknown
- 丷 two spreading strokes unknown
- 冖 cover · mì unknown
- 方 square; direction (Kangxi radical 70) · fāng unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+65C1; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry (10 strokes = 亠2 + 丷2 + 冖2 + 方4)
Memory aid
A lid (亠) on top, two little marks (丷) under it, a wide cover (冖) spread out, and a square (方) standing below — the cover stretches out to both sides, so things end up beside it.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 旁边páng biānside; beside; nearby旁 = páng
- 身旁shēn pángby one's side; beside someone旁 = páng
- 偏旁piān pángcomponent of a Chinese character (radical or side part)旁 = páng
Go deeper
All readings
side; beside
side; beside; nearby; other
旁边，左右两侧；也指其他的、别的。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 旁边páng biānside; beside; nearby旁 = páng
- 身旁shēn pángby one's side; beside someone旁 = páng
- 偏旁piān pángcomponent of a Chinese character (radical or side part)旁 = páng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 旁 mean?
旁 (páng) means side; beside; nearby; other.
How do you pronounce 旁?
It is pronounced páng.
What parts is 旁 made of?
亠 (lid) and 丷 (two spreading strokes) and 冖 (cover) and 方 (square; direction (Kangxi radical 70)), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+65C1; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry (10 strokes = 亠2 + 丷2 + 冖2 + 方4). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 旁 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 旁?
方. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 旁?
Common ones are 旁边 and 身旁. The reading of 旁 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.