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How do you pronounce 沿?

沿 is pronounced "yán" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What words contain the character 沿?

Common words with 沿 include 沿海 (coastal), 前沿 (front-line), 帽沿 (variant of 帽檐[mao4 yan2]), 床沿 (bedside), 沿例 (following the model).

How do you write 沿?

You can practice writing 沿 using our stroke order tool.

沿 (yán) — along | Chinese Dictionary

沿

yán

along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)

HSK 6verb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 水 (no. 85)

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Definitions

(verb) along
to follow (a line, tradition etc)
to carry on
to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
border
edge

Example Sentences

他沿着河边散步。

Tā yánzhe hé biān sànbù

He took a walk along the river

Words Containing 沿

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
沿海	yán hǎi	coastal	HSK 6
前沿	qián yán	front-line
帽沿	mào yán	variant of 帽檐[mao4 yan2]
床沿	chuáng yán	bedside
沿例	yán lì	following the model
沿儿	yán r	edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒\|马路沿儿)
沿岸	yán àn	coastal area
沿江	yán jiāng	along the river
沿洄	yán huí	to go with the stream
沿滩	Yán tān	Yantan district of Zigong city 自貢市\|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 shi4], Sichuan

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沿边(yán biān)— close to the border

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国界线(guó jiè xiàn)— border between countries

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州界(zhōu jiè)— state border

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 6

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Frequently Asked Questions

沿

yán