side; at the side of; other; another (旁人); wide-ranging (旁征博引)
旁 is the side — beside something, other people, or a side door.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
The modern layered form is shown completely: a dot-and-stroke crown, a two-dot piece and the cover over the radical 方. ZDIC: 形声, top meaning and bottom sound, pieces unnamed in the extracted entry.
WHOLE CHARACTER
side; at the side of; other; another (旁人); wide-ranging (旁征博引)
旁 is the side — beside something, other people, or a side door.
The modern layered form is shown completely: a dot-and-stroke crown, a two-dot piece and the cover over the radical 方. ZDIC: 形声, top meaning and bottom sound, pieces unnamed in the extracted entry.
TOP CROWN PIECE (亠)
the two-stroke crown (dot over a line)
The dot-and-line crown; the written top of several characters with no general historical role claimed; each page states its own role.
In 旁: top crown piece (亠) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
TWO-DOT PIECE
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 旁: two-dot piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
COVER PIECE (冖)
cover
Shown as a modern visual piece in 爱; no simplified-character historical role is invented.
In 旁: cover piece (冖) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
BOTTOM PIECE (THE RADICAL 方)
square; direction; method
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 旁: bottom piece (the radical 方) ZDIC lists 方 as the radical.
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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