右边
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 2
右边 (yòubian) · right side
右边 (yòubian) means “right side”. It is written with 2 characters: 右 (right (direction)) + 边 (side). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 右边 is built
The characters
右 yòu · right (direction)
What 右 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
边 biān · side
What 边 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 臱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我家在医院右边。Wǒ jiā zài yīyuàn yòubian.My home is to the right of the hospital.
右边的那个人是谁?Yòubian de nàge rén shì shéi?Who is the person on the right?
Questions about 右边
What does 右边 mean?
右边 (yòubian) means “right side”.
How do you pronounce 右边?
右边 is pronounced yòubian.
Which HSK level is 右边?
右边 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 左右zuǒyòuabout
- 座右铭zuòyòumíngmotto
- 右yòuright (direction)
- 北边běibiānnorth side
- 东边dōngbianeast side
- 后边hòubianbehind
- 里边lǐbianinside
- 那边nàbianover there
- 南边nánbiansouth side
- 旁边pángbiānbeside
Learn 右边 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.