Keyword
shore
- beach
- coast
- Frequency
- #1198
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
A mountain 山 cliff 厂; 干 provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
两岸
bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland
海岸
coastal; seacoast
沿岸
coastal area; littoral or riparian
口岸
a port for external trade; a trading or transit post on border between countries
岸
bank; shore; beach; coast
对岸
opposite bank (of a body of water)
上岸
to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
海岸线
coastline; seaboard; shoreline
岸边
shore
河岸
riverside; river bank
彼岸
the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita
离岸
offshore
岸上
ashore; on the riverbank
东海岸
East Coast
左岸
Left Bank (in Paris)
黄金海岸
name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)
靠岸
(of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall
象牙海岸
Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw)
堤岸
embankment; bank; levee
登岸
to go ashore; to disembark
沿岸地区
coastal area
道貌岸然
sanctimonious; dignified
江岸区
Jiang'an, a district of Wuhan City 武汉市 (WǔhànShì), Hubei
南岸区
Nan'an, a district of central Chongqing 重庆 (Chóngqìng)