■ radical

biān

border

How it’s built

Phonosemantic compound with two sound components and two meaning components. 辶 and 方 represent the meaning, while 自 and 丙 represent the sound.

sound

(nose); self; from; since — 自 was the original form of 鼻 (bí; nose).

sound

3rd heavenly stem

meaning

square; direction; side

meaning

walk; move — 辶 is a component form of 辵.