辺 = 辶 + 刀

辺 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “edge”. It is built from 辶 (walk) and 刀 (knife).

Keyword: edge
Pinyin (Mandarin): biān
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: edge, margin, side, border, граница, край, сторона, margin, side, border
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 辺 environs

Decomposition

ids

辶 walk
刀 knife

How to find 辺 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “walk” + “knife”. 辺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 辺 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.