páng
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Phonosemantic component. 凡 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.
Evolution
![旁 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 旁 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%97%81_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![旁 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC) 旁 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%97%81_2.png)
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)![旁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 旁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%97%81_10.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![旁 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 旁 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%97%81_13.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 旁
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
lateral | ||
beside | ||
aside | ||
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger | ||
observer |
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