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沿

yán

HSK 6 Character

What 沿 means

1. along
2. to follow (a line, tradition etc)
3. to carry on
4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
5. border
6. edge

Example sentences

• 约翰沿着河散步。
  John took a walk along the river.
• 我们沿着河散步。
  We took a walk along the river.
• 沿着这条街直走。
  Go straight on down this street.
• 我沿着河走了段路。
  I walked along the river.
• 我们沿着湖岸散步。
  We walked along the shore of the lake.
• 这条小路沿着河走。
  This path follows the river.

Words starting with 沿

• 沿海yán hǎicoastal
• 沿着yán zheto go along; to follow
• 沿途yán túalong the sides of the road; by the wayside
• 沿线yán xiànalong the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
• 沿路yán lùalong the way; on the way; area beside a road
• 沿岸yán àncoastal area; littoral or riparian
• 沿用yán yòngto continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage
• 沿袭yán xíto carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)
• 沿革yán géevolution of sth over time; course of development; history
• 沿例yán lìfollowing the model; according to precedent
• 沿儿yán redge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 马路沿儿)
• 沿边yán biānclose to the border; along the border
• 沿条儿yán tiáo rtape seam (in dressmaking); tape trim
• 沿海州yán hǎi zhōucoastal region; refers to Russian far east Primorsky Krai
• 沿滩区Yán tān QūYantan, a district of Zigong City 自贡市
• 沿边儿yán biān rto trim (border with braid, tape etc)
• 沿岸地区yán àn dì qūcoastal area
• 沿海地区yán hǎi dì qūcoastland; coastal areas
• 沿江yán jiāngalong the river; the region around the river
• 沿洄yán huíto go with the stream
• 沿河土家族自治县Yán hé Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiànYanhe Tujia Autonomous County, in Tongren City 铜仁市
• 沿河Yán hésee 沿河土家族自治县
• 沿滩Yán tānsee 沿滩区
• 沿河县Yán hé Xiànsee 沿河土家族自治县

Words containing 沿

• 前沿qián yán(military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
• 床沿chuáng yánthe edge of a bed
• 边沿biān yánedge; fringe
• 历史沿革lì shǐ yán géhistorical development; background
• 相沿成习xiāng yán chéng xíwell established; accepted as a result of long usage
• 马路沿儿mǎ lù yán rroadside; edge of the road
• 帽沿mào yánvariant of 帽檐

Characters built on 口

These share the phonetic component 口 (kǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 占zhànto take possession of; to occupy; to take up
• 善shàngood (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed
• 含hánto keep in the mouth; to contain
• 咱zánI or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
• 喊hǎnto yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)
• 叹tànto sigh; to exclaim
• 咽yànto swallow
• 喃nánmumble in repetition

Characters that look like 沿

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 给gěito; for; for the benefit of
• 治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage
• 殴ōuto beat up; to hit sb
• 沦lúnto sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to
• 沧cāng(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green; (literary) cold
• 驿yìpost horse; relay station

Sounds the same

Read yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 颜color; face; countenance
• 言words; speech; to say
• 研to grind; study; research
• 严tight (closely sealed); stern; strict
• 盐salt
• 延to prolong; to extend; to delay
• 炎flame; inflammation; -itis
• 岩cliff; rock
• 妍beautiful
• 檐eaves; ledge or brim
• 阎(literary) the gate of a lane
• 筵bamboo mat for sitting