biān

side

edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[ge4]; simultaneously

movement (辶) + [sound: biān] (力) = the edge you travel along

力 here is phonetic, contributing to the biān sound rather than adding a meaning of 'strength.' The movement radical 辶 anchors the idea of traveling along the edge of something — a border you walk beside.

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StrengthPhonetic
WalkingSemantic

Words with 边

这边

zhè biān

this side

这边儿

zhè biān r

erhua variant of 這邊|这边[zhe4 bian1]

选边站

xuǎn biān zhàn

to choose a side (in a conflict, debate or rivalry); to take sides

边患

biān huàn

foreign invasion

边儿

biān r

side

边区

biān qū

border area

边卡

biān qiǎ

border checkpoint

边地

biān dì

border district

边城

biān chéng

border town

边塞

biān sài

frontier fortress

边境

biān jìng

frontier; border

边境地区

biān jìng dì qū

border area

More characters with 辶