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侧

cè

HSK 6 Character Traditional 側

What 侧 means

1. the side
2. to incline towards
3. to lean
4. inclined
5. lateral
6. side

Other readings

侧 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhāilean on one side

Example sentences

• 靠右侧通行。
  Kào yòucè tōngxíng.
  Keep to the right.
• 汤姆做了一个侧空翻。
  Tāngmǔ zuò le yī gè cèkōngfān.
  Tom did a cartwheel.
• 我住在伊斯坦布尔的欧洲一侧。
  I live in the European side of Istanbul.
• 自行车从右侧超过汽车是不合法的。
  Zìxíngchē cóng yòu cè chāoguò qìchē shì bù héfǎ de.
  It is illegal for bicycles to pass on the right of cars.
• 如需更多萤幕空间，可以关闭侧边栏。
  If you need more room on the screen, you can toggle the sidebar off.
• 自行车在汽车的右侧行驶是不合法的。
  Bicycles traveling to the right of automobiles is illegal.

Words starting with 侧

• 侧面cè miànlateral side; side; aspect
• 侧重cè zhòngto place particular emphasis on
• 侧身cè shēn(to stand or move) sideways
• 侧目cè mùto raise eyebrows; to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation); shocked
• 侧耳cè ěrto bend an ear (to); to listen
• 侧门cè ménside door
• 侧重点cè zhòng diǎnmain point; emphasis
• 侧影cè yǐngprofile; silhouette
• 侧室cè shìsideroom; concubine
• 侧写cè xiěto profile; profile; (offender) profiling
• 侧根cè gēnlateral root (botany)
• 侧翻cè fān(of a vehicle) to roll over; (of a boat) to capsize
• 侧记cè jì(journalism) supplementary report; sidelight
• 侧载cè zàito sideload (an app etc)
• 侧近cè jìnvicinity; nearby area
• 侧录cè lùto capture data; to record illicitly; data skimming
• 侧链cè liànside chain (used in classifying amino acids)
• 侧手翻cè shǒu fān(gymnastics) cartwheel; to do a cartwheel
• 侧空翻cè kōng fānaerial cartwheel; side somersault
• 侧生动物cè shēng dòng wùparazoan (member of the subkingdom Parazoa)
• 侧壁cè bìside wall
• 侧卧cè wòto lie on one's side
• 侧刀旁cè dāo pángname of the lateral "knife" radical 刂
• 侧边栏cè biān lán(computing) sidebar

Words containing 侧

• 两侧liǎng cètwo sides; both sides
• 左侧zuǒ cèleft side
• 右侧yòu cèright side
• 西侧xī cèwest side; west face
• 东侧dōng cèeast side; east face
• 北侧běi cènorth side; north face
• 南侧nán cèsouth side; south face
• 内侧nèi cèinner side
• 辗转反侧zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cèto toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)
• 外侧wài cèouter side
• 旁敲侧击páng qiāo cè jīto make insinuations; to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
• 反侧fǎn cèto toss and turn
• 单侧dān cèone-sided; unilateral
• 床侧chuáng cèbedside
• 弱侧ruò cèweak side; off side (sports)
• 背侧bèi cèback; back side
• 转侧zhuǎn cèto change one's viewpoint; to turn from side to side (in bed)
• 双侧shuāng cètwo-sided; bilateral
• 体侧tǐ cèside of the body
• 多侧面duō cè miànmany-sided
• 两侧对称liǎng cè duì chènbilateral symmetry
• 外侧裂wài cè lièlateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (neuroanatomy)
• 倾侧qīng cèto lean to one side; slanting
• 外侧沟wài cè gōulateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (neuroanatomy)

Characters built on 则

These share the phonetic component 则 (zé), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 测cèto survey; to measure; to conjecture
• 厕cè(bound form) restroom; toilet; lavatory; (literary) to be mingled with; to be involved in
• 恻cèsorrowful

Characters that look like 侧

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 制zhìsystem; to control; to regulate
• 例lìexample; precedent; rule
• 测cèto survey; to measure; to conjecture
• 佣yōngto hire; to employ; servant
• 佬lǎomale; man (Cantonese)
• 姗shānused in 姗姗

Sounds the same

Read cè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 厕(bound form) restroom; toilet; lavatory; (literary) to be mingled with; to be involved in
• 测to survey; to measure; to conjecture
• 册book; booklet; classifier for books
• 策policy; plan; scheme
• 恻sorrowful
• 畟sharp
• 茦pointed grass blade; to prick
• 荝plant genus Aconitum, aka monkshood or wolf's bane (used as poison and medicine)…
• 䇲variant of 策