側壁

简 侧壁 · 繁 側壁
Mandarin · pinyin cè bì

Meanings

  1. side wall
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側
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壁
bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
侧
cè · side; incline, slant, lean
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4–4 · ce4 bi4

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zak1 bik3

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