沿

yán

ㄧㄢˊ

HSK 6TOCFL L48 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1along

2to follow (a line, tradition etc)

3to carry on

4to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)

5border

6edge

Etymology

pictophonetic · water

Radical

氵 · to follow a course, to go along

Composition

⿰氵⿱几口

Writing

stroke order · 8

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Words with 沿

沿yán 沿海yánhǎi 沿着yánzhe 沿途yántú 前沿qiányán 沿岸yán'àn 沿线yánxiàn 沿袭yánxí 沿用yányòng