沿 yán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
沿用
yányòng
to continue to use; to carry on using
Characters in this word
用 yòng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 用 — to use, to employ, to apply
- Made of
- ⺆ frame 𰀁 hook
Example phrases
- 这套分类标准虽然形成于上世纪，却被许多研究机构沿用至今。 Zhè tào fēnlèi biāozhǔn suīrán xíngchéng yú shàng shìjì, què bèi xǔduō yánjiū jīgòu yányòng zhìjīn. Although this classification standard was formed in the last century, many research institutions have continued to use it to this day.
- 新校长决定沿用原来的教学方法，效果很好。 Xīn xiàozhǎng juédìng yányòng yuánlái de jiàoxué fāngfǎ, xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo. The new principal decided to keep using the original teaching methods, and the results were excellent.
- 村里盖老房子，一直沿用传统的建造方法。 Cūn lǐ gài lǎo fángzi, yīzhí yányòng chuántǒng de jiànzào fāngfǎ. When building old-style houses, the village has always kept using traditional construction methods.
Related words
- 沿海 yánhǎi coastal area
- 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
- 不用 búyòng no need to
- 用 yòng to use; with
- 有用 yǒuyòng useful
- 常用 chángyòng commonly used
- 使用 shǐyòng to use
- 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card
- 作用 zuòyòng role; effect