Chinese character
沿
yán
to follow a course, to go along
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- 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)
Stroke order
沿Draw each stroke in order. The outline shows the target shape.
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Words
Common words
沿海沿海yán hǎicoastal沿岸沿岸yán àncoastal area; littoral or riparian沿着沿着yán zheto go along; to follow沿用沿用yán yòngto continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage沿线沿线yán xiànalong the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line沿革沿革yán géevolution of sth over time; course of development; history前沿前沿qián yán(military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront沿途沿途yán túalong the sides of the road; by the wayside沿袭沿袭yán xíto carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)沿江沿江yán jiāngalong the river; the region around the river
Related characters
Related characters
没méi
not, none, gone
法fǎ
law, rule, statute
派pài
clique, faction, group, sect
活huó
to exist, to live, to survive
注zhù
to concentrate, to focus
清qīng
clean, pure
深shēn
deep, profound
海hǎi
sea, ocean
言yán
words, speech
演yǎn
to perform, to act, to put on a play
烟yān
smoke, soot
眼yǎn
eyelet, hole, opening
盐yán
salt
严yán
strict, rigorous, rigid
岩yán
cliff
艳yàn
beautiful, glamorous, sexy, voluptuous