这边
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
这边 (zhèbiān) · this side
这边 (zhèbiān) means “this side”. It is written with 2 characters: 这 (this) + 边 (side). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 这边 is built
The characters
这 zhè · this
What 这 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 文wén — writing
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
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
请这边坐。Qǐng zhèbiān zuò.Please sit over here.
洗手间在这边吗?Xǐshǒujiān zài zhèbiān ma?Is the washroom on this side?
Questions about 这边
What does 这边 mean?
这边 (zhèbiān) means “this side”.
How do you pronounce 这边?
这边 is pronounced zhèbiān.
Which HSK level is 这边?
这边 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 这里zhèlǐhere
- 这儿zhèrhere
- 这些zhèxiēthese
- 这么zhèmeso
- 这时候zhè shíhouat this time
- 这样zhèyànglike this
- 这个zhègethis
- 这zhèthis
- 北边běibiānnorth side
- 东边dōngbianeast side
Learn 这边 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.