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沿
yán
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
Very Common • Top 3%
✏️ 8 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
前沿
qiányán
front-line
帽沿
màoyán
variant of [[帽檐<màoyán>]]
床沿
chuángyán
bedside
沿例
yánlì
following the model
沿儿
yánr
edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside [[馬路沿兒|马路沿儿]])
沿岸
yánàn
coastal area
沿江
yánjiāng
along the river
沿洄
yánhuí
to go with the stream
沿海
yánhǎi
coastal
沿滩
Yántān
Yantan district of Zigong city [[自貢市|自贡市<Zìgòngshì>]], Sichuan
沿用
yányòng
to continue to use (old methods)
沿线
yánxiàn
along the line (e.g. railway)
沿着
yánzhe
to go along
沿袭
yánxí
to carry on as before
沿路
yánlù
along the way
沿途
yántú
along the sides of the road
沿边
yánbiān
close to the border
沿革
yángé
evolution of sth over time
边沿
biānyán
edge
沿条儿
yántiáor
tape seam (in dressmaking)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,181
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,829 of 84,292