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

  1. 前沿qián yán · qianyan(military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
  2. 床沿chuáng yán · chuangyanthe edge of a bed
  3. 沿例yán lì · yanlifollowing the model; according to precedent
  4. 沿儿yán r · yanredge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿)
  5. 沿岸yán àn · yanancoastal area; littoral or riparian
  6. 沿江yán jiāng · yanjiangalong the river; the region around the river
  7. 沿洄yán huí · yanhuito go with the stream
  8. 沿海yán hǎi · yanhaicoastal
  9. 沿用yán yòng · yanyongto continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage
  10. 沿线yán xiàn · yanxianalong the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
  11. 沿着yán zhe · yanzheto go along; to follow
  12. 沿袭yán xí · yanxito carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)
  13. 沿路yán lù · yanlualong the way; on the way; area beside a road
  14. 沿途yán tú · yantualong the sides of the road; by the wayside
  15. 沿边yán biān · yanbianclose to the border; along the border
  16. 沿革yán gé · yangeevolution of sth over time; course of development; history
  17. 边沿biān yán · bianyanedge; fringe
  18. 沿条儿yán tiáo r · yantiaortape seam (in dressmaking); tape trim
  19. 沿海州yán hǎi zhōu · yanhaizhoucoastal region; refers to Russian far east Primorsky Krai
  20. 沿滩区yán tān qū · yantanquYantan, a district of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan
  21. 沿边儿yán biān r · yanbianrto trim (border with braid, tape etc)
  22. 历史沿革lì shǐ yán gé · lishiyangehistorical development; background
  23. 沿岸地区yán àn dì qū · yanandiqucoastal area
  24. 沿海地区yán hǎi dì qū · yanhaidiqucoastland; coastal areas
  25. 相沿成习xiāng yán chéng xí · xiangyanchengxiwell established; accepted as a result of long usage
  26. 马路沿儿mǎ lù yán r · maluyanrroadside; edge of the road
  27. 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

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences