side; adjacent place
旁 (páng) · 10 strokes
Phonosemantic component. 凡 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.
边 (biān) · 5 strokes
Simplified form of 邊. Phonosemantic compound. 辶 and 方 represent the meaning, while 自 and 丙 represent the sound. The traditional components 自 and 丙 were removed for simplification.