Taxonomy of meanings for 側:  

  • 側 cè (OC: skrɯɡ MC: tʂɨk) 阻力切 入 廣韻:【傍側 】
    • SIDE
      • n(post-N)beside the contextually determinate N, =其側
      • nplaceside, position next to a person; environment
      • npost-Nplacebeside (and not in front or behind)
      • vadVto the side; sideways; from the side
      • nadNside- (door etc)
      • action>ACCOMPANY
        • n[adN]N=humaccompanying person by the side
        • continuative>REVOLVE
          • VPiactturn round and round
        • inchoative: settle in with>DWELL
          • on the side, non-main> SECONDARY????????????
        • transitive: move to the side>BEND
            • causative resultative: hide oneself>CONCEAL
                • causative: physical>SLANT
                  • vadVwith a slant, slantingly 側視
                  • vibe tilted, slant to one side
                  • vtoNcausativecause to be bent; bend; cause to be slanted; cause to be partial
                  • vadVslanting one's headCH
          • ARISTOCRATS OF CHU

            Additional information about 側

            說文解字: 【側】, 㫄 也。从人、則聲。 【阻力切】

              Criteria
            • SIDE

              1. The current general word for the the place beside a person, a road, a river or anything else is páng 旁 and this word can occur after demonstrative pronouns like 其.

              2. Cè 側 refers to anything that is beside something upright, like a building or a standing person, and the word can also be used independently unmodified by a preceding explicit indication of place..

            • LOOK SIDEWAYS

              側視

              側目

              眄睨

              眄睞

              Word relations
            • Epithet: (SIDE)主/RULER The current general word for a person in charge of others are zhǔ 主 (ant. pú 僕 "servant").
            • Epithet: (ACCOMPANY)室/WIFE Shì 室 is a polite circumlocution for a wife.