Meaning:

side, other

Origin:

“旁”的本义是“四面八方”。字的下部“方”表示“地方”，也表声；上部原是“凡”，表示“所有”、“一切”。
The original meaning of “旁” was “all directions.” The lower part is “方,” which means “place,” indicates pronunciation. The upper part used to be written as “凡,” which means “all” or “everything.

Words:

   旁门歪道     (pángménwāidào): dishonest practices; crooked things

   旁听            (pángtīng)            : to audit a class or meeting

   旁观            (páng guān)         : to look on

   旁人            (pángrén)             : other people

   旁边             (pángbiān)          : side

Examples:

1. 父母从小就教育我不要做旁门歪道的事。

    Fùmǔ cóngxiǎo jiù jiàoyù wǒ búyào zuò pángménwāidào de shì.

    Since I was a little boy, my parents have told me not to do dishonest things.

2. 你不好好学习，旁人会笑话的。

    Nǐ bù hǎohǎo xuéxí, pángrén huì xiàohua de

    If you don’t study well, other people will make fun of you.