侧

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the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “person” + 则 sound ( zé )

Components 亻则

lateral · Heisig RSH #2065

人 person + 则 rule

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
侧生动物	cè shēng dòng wù	parazoan (member of the subkingdom Parazoa)
一侧化	yī cè huà	lateralization
多侧面	duō cè miàn	many-sided
侧重点	cè zhòng diǎn	main point; emphasis
两侧对称	liǎng cè duì chèn	bilateral symmetry
体侧	tǐ cè	side of the body
西侧	xī cè	west side; west face
侧面	cè miàn	lateral side; side; aspect; profile
侧门	cè mén	side door
侧手翻	cè shǒu fān	(gymnastics) cartwheel; to do a cartwheel
南侧	nán cè	south side; south face
外侧	wài cè	outer side
珠玉在侧	zhū yù zài cè	gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
侧重	cè zhòng	to place particular emphasis on
东侧	dōng cè	east side; east face
侧空翻	cè kōng fān	aerial cartwheel; side somersault
二侧	èr cè	two sides
反侧	fǎn cè	to toss and turn
北侧	běi cè	north side; north face
侧身	cè shēn	(to stand or move) sideways

Characters sharing the sound component 则 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
则 sound part	zé	rule, law, regulation; grades
测	cè	to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture
厕	cè	toilet, washroom; to mingle
恻	cè	anguished; sympathetic
鲗	zéi	cuttlefish