沿 yán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
沿岸
yán'àn
coastal or riverside area; along the shore/bank
Characters in this word
岸 àn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 沿岸居民最担心的不是游客减少，而是海平面上升带来的长期风险。 Yán'àn jūmín zuì dānxīn de bú shì yóukè jiǎnshǎo, ér shì hǎi píngmiàn shàngshēng dàilái de chángqī fēngxiǎn. What residents along the coast worry about most is not fewer tourists, but the long-term risk caused by rising sea levels.
- 傍晚我们沿岸散步，微风让人心情舒畅。 Bàngwǎn wǒmen yán'àn sànbù, wēifēng ràng rén xīnqíng shūchàng. In the evening we took a walk along the bank; the gentle breeze felt refreshing.
- 沿岸新建了骑行道，傍晚骑车的人特别多。 Yán'àn xīnjiànle qíxíngdào, bàngwǎn qíchē de rén tèbié duō. A cycling path has been built along the shore, and in the evening many people go for rides there.
Related words
- 沿海 yánhǎi coastal area
- 前沿 qiányán frontier; cutting edge
- 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
- 岸 àn riverbank; shore
- 岸上 ànshang on the shore
- 两岸 liǎng'àn both banks
- 海岸 hǎi'àn coast, shore
- 对岸 duì'àn opposite bank; the other side
- 口岸 kǒu'àn port; border crossing
- 下游 xiàyóu downstream; lower reaches; downstream sector