沿 yán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
沿海
yánhǎi
coastal area
Characters in this word
海 hǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 每 each, every
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 沿海城市在发展贸易方面通常具有明显优势。 Yánhǎi chéngshì zài fāzhǎn màoyì fāngmiàn tōngcháng jùyǒu míngxiǎn yōushì. Coastal cities usually have clear advantages in developing trade.
- 他从小在沿海长大，特别爱吃海鲜。 Tā cóngxiǎo zài yánhǎi zhǎngdà, tèbié ài chī hǎixiān. He grew up on the coast and especially loves seafood.
- 台风来临前，沿海的渔船都回港了。 Táifēng láilín qián, yánhǎi de yúchuán dōu huí gǎng le. Before the typhoon arrived, all the fishing boats along the coast returned to port.
Related words
- 前沿 qiányán frontier; cutting edge
- 沿岸 yán'àn coastal or riverside area; along the shore/bank
- 沿途 yántú along the way; en route
- 沿线 yánxiàn along a route or railway line
- 沿用 yányòng to continue to use; to carry on using
- 大海 dàhǎi sea; ocean
- 海 hǎi sea
- 海边 hǎibiān seaside
- 海关 hǎiguān customs
- 海水 hǎishuǐ seawater
- 海鲜 hǎixiān seafood
- 海内外 hǎinèiwài both at home and abroad