墘 (qián) - Edge, rim, brink — refers to the edge

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qián ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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墘 · qián

Edge, rim, brink — refers to the edge or border of something, often used in dialectal Chinese (especially Min dialects) to describe the edge of a river, road, or field.

Edge, rim, brink — refers to the edge

Usage highlights

River edgeRoadsideField borderCup rimSea shoreWell edge

Synonyms

  • 边— side, edge
  • 缘— edge, brink
  • 沿— edge, border

Antonyms

  • 中— center, middle
  • 心— heart, core

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He stood at the edge of the river (溪墘).
  • The cup's rim is chipped (杯墘).
  • They walked along the roadside (路墘).
  • The field's edge is marked by stones (田墘).

Collocations

  • River edge(溪墘)
  • Roadside(路墘)
  • Field border(田墘)
  • Cup rim(杯墘)
  • Sea shore(海墘)
  • Well edge(井墘)

Idioms

  • Standing at the water's edge(立在水墘)
  • Walking along the roadside(行在路墘)
  • Sitting by the field border(坐在田墘)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily used in Min dialects (Fujian, Taiwan, Southeast Asian Chinese communities) rather than standard Mandarin.
  • Often appears in place names in southern China and Taiwan, indicating geographical features.
  • Represents a colloquial way to describe boundaries and edges in daily life.

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