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Keyword
along
  • to follow a course
  • to go along
Frequency
#1294
Strokes
8
Readings
yán100%
Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
沿yán
along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
沿着yánzhe
to go along; to follow
沿岸yán'àn
coastal area; littoral or riparian
沿用yányòng
to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage
沿线yánxiàn
along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
沿革yángé
evolution of sth over time; course of development; history
前沿qiányán
(military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
沿途yántú
along the sides of the road; by the wayside
沿袭yánxí
to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)
沿江yánjiāng
along the river; the region around the river
沿海地区yánhǎidìqū
coastland; coastal areas
沿路yánlù
along the way; on the way; area beside a road
边沿biānyán
edge; fringe
沿边yánbiān
close to the border; along the border
历史沿革lìshǐyángé
historical development; background
床沿chuángyán
the edge of a bed
沿滩区YántānQū
Yantan, a district of Zigong City 自贡市 (ZìgòngShì), Sichuan