侧 - cè - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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侧 (側)

cè

Definition

the side
to incline towards
to lean
inclined
lateral
side

Other pronunciations

zhāi

lean on one side

Character Decomposition

Related words (51)

侧写

cè xiě

to profile; profile; (offender) profiling

to lie on one's side

side wall

sideroom; concubine

to capture data; to record illicitly; data skimming

profile; silhouette

lateral root (botany)

侧目

cè mù

to raise eyebrows; to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation); shocked; surprised

侧耳

cè ěr

to bend an ear (to); to listen

侧身

cè shēn

(to stand or move) sideways

侧躺

cè tǎng

to lie down (on one's side)

侧重

cè zhòng

to place particular emphasis on

侧链

cè liàn

side chain (used in classifying amino acids)

侧锋

cè fēng

oblique attack (brush movement in painting)

side door

lateral side; side; aspect; profile

侧刀旁

cè dāo páng

name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 别 etc; see also 刂

侧空翻

cè kōng fān

aerial cartwheel; side somersault

侧边栏

cè biān lán

a side-bar (in software)

main point; emphasis

parazoan (animal of the subkingdom Parazoa, mostly sponges)

east side; east face

two sides; both sides

two sides

side of the body

to lean to one side; slanting

北侧

běi cè

north side; north face

单侧

dān cè

one-sided; unilateral

南侧

nán cè

south side; south face

two-sided; bilateral

to toss and turn

right side

outer side

left side

bedside

weak side; off side (sports)

flank (military)

back; back side

west side; west face

to change one's viewpoint; to turn from side to side (in bed)

lateralization

lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (a main division of the brain)

外侧裂

wài cè liè

lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (a main division of the brain)

many-sided

bilateral symmetry

scoliosis

scoliosis

scoliosis

to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)

外侧裂周区

wài cè liè zhōu qū

perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech

外侧裂周围

wài cè liè zhōu wéi

perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech

Idioms (2)

旁敲侧击

páng qiāo cè jī

glancing knock, sideways stroke (idiom); fig. circuitous attack in words or writing; to attack by innuendo; to satirize; to cast oblique aspersions

珠玉在侧

zhū yù zài cè

gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius

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