字zi6邊bin1

English

1. semantic symbol on either the left or right side of a character to represent its radical

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 喺字嘅左手或者右手邊，代表嗰個字嘅部首嘅形符

Examples

• 玉字邊

  the semantic symbol representing the radical 玉

• 言字邊

  the semantic symbol representing the radical 言

• 食字邊

  the semantic symbol representing the radical 食