沿
to follow a course, to go along; along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
- Strokes
- 8
- Pinyin
- yán
Parts
Words with 沿
- 前沿qián yán · qianyan(military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
- 床沿chuáng yán · chuangyanthe edge of a bed
- 沿例yán lì · yanlifollowing the model; according to precedent
- 沿儿yán r · yanredge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿)
- 沿岸yán àn · yanancoastal area; littoral or riparian
- 沿江yán jiāng · yanjiangalong the river; the region around the river
- 沿洄yán huí · yanhuito go with the stream
- 沿海yán hǎi · yanhaicoastal
- 沿用yán yòng · yanyongto continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage
- 沿线yán xiàn · yanxianalong the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
- 沿着yán zhe · yanzheto go along; to follow
- 沿袭yán xí · yanxito carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)
- 沿路yán lù · yanlualong the way; on the way; area beside a road
- 沿途yán tú · yantualong the sides of the road; by the wayside
- 沿边yán biān · yanbianclose to the border; along the border
- 沿革yán gé · yangeevolution of sth over time; course of development; history
- 边沿biān yán · bianyanedge; fringe
- 沿条儿yán tiáo r · yantiaortape seam (in dressmaking); tape trim
- 沿海州yán hǎi zhōu · yanhaizhoucoastal region; refers to Russian far east Primorsky Krai
- 沿滩区yán tān qū · yantanquYantan, a district of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan
- 沿边儿yán biān r · yanbianrto trim (border with braid, tape etc)
- 历史沿革lì shǐ yán gé · lishiyangehistorical development; background
- 沿岸地区yán àn dì qū · yanandiqucoastal area
- 沿海地区yán hǎi dì qū · yanhaidiqucoastland; coastal areas
- 相沿成习xiāng yán chéng xí · xiangyanchengxiwell established; accepted as a result of long usage
- 马路沿儿mǎ lù yán r · maluyanrroadside; edge of the road
- 沿河土家族自治县yán hé tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn · yanhetujiazuzizhixianYanhe Tujia Autonomous County, in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou