bàng
by side of
Someone 亻 by your side 旁; 旁 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
bàng
by side of, beside, near, close; near; approaching; to depend on; (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb; Taiwan pr. [páng], [bāng], [bàng]
Most common words with 傍
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
in the evening | ||
near | ||
mountains on one side and water on the other | ||
to rely on | ||
towards noon |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[b]ˤaŋ-s | bangH | bàng | beside; assist |
*[b]ˤaŋ | bang | páng | beside; assist |
Statistics
HSK level 6
Appears in 1.8100% of movies
3130th most common character in movies
2558th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Unicode | U+508D |
Shuowen | “傍，近也。从人，旁聲。” |
Sources
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