沿

沿
yán
Radical 85 · 8 strokes

along

HSK 6 (3.0)6 meanings#15217
MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. preposition

    along

    • We walked along the river.

  2. verb

    to carry on

    • We continue to use this method.

  3. verb

    to follow (a line, tradition etc)

    • Please go along this road.

  4. noun

    edge

    • There are many trees along the riverbank.

  5. verb

    to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)

    • She sewed a strip of lace around the edge.

  6. noun

    border

    • This riverbank is very long.

COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
沿

Following the flow of water running through the mouth of the river, like liquor seeping along the banks as it goes.

(left-right)
(top-bottom)

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