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CHINESE CHARACTER

yán

沿

沿

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along

Numbered pinyin
yan2
English meanings
along

Stroke practice

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right (Top–bottom arrangement: top 几; bottom 口.).

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    ⿱
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Meaning & sound clues

氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵⿱几口

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yánzhe沿着。

    Along.

  2. 02

    yánhǎi沿海。

    Coastal.

  3. 03

    yántú沿途。

    Along the way.

  4. 04

    yán沿lù路。

    Along the road.

  5. 05

    yán沿jiē街。

    Along the street.

  6. 06

    biān边zǒu走biān边kàn看。

    Look as you walk.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 前沿
  • 沿岸
  • 沿海
  • 沿着
  • 沿线
  • 沿途