Phonosemantic compound. The 山 (mountain) and 厂 (cliff) components hint at the landscape-related meaning. 干 represents the sound.
Components
厂 Meaning component
hǎn cliff (radical)
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
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Historical Evolution
岸
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
岸
Regular
Modern
Chinese
岸 [àn]
bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:個|个[gè]
Japanese
bank; coast; shore
Korean
안 [岸]
-an; A suffix used to mean "a place where the sea and land meet."
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
岸 きし
Kishi surname
岸 きしさき
Kishisaki surname
岸 きしたか
Kishitaka surname
岸 ぎし
Gishi surname
岸 みね
Mine surname
CHINESE WORDS (71)
海岸 [hǎi'àn] #3,057
coastal
两岸 [liǎng'àn] #42,913
bilateral
两岸 [liǎng'àn] #42,913
bilateral
岸边 [ànbiān] #10,873
shore
岸边 [ànbiān] #10,873
shore
口岸 [kǒu'àn] #46,893
a port for external trade
上岸 [shàng'àn] #16,846
to go ashore
海岸线 [hǎi'ànxiàn] #13,327
coastline
海岸线 [hǎi'ànxiàn] #13,327
coastline
沿岸 [yán'àn] #20,553
coastal area
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JAPANESE WORDS (105)
⭐ 海岸 [かいがん] #6,975
coast
⭐ 対岸 [たいがん] #14,674
opposite shore
⭐ 沿岸 [えんがん] #21,212
coast
⭐ 海岸線 [かいがんせん] #26,018
coastline
⭐ 岸辺 [きしべ] #26,130
shore
⭐ 彼岸 [ひがん] #26,845
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)
⭐ 川岸 [かわぎし] #27,809
riverbank
向こう岸 [むこうぎし] #28,837
opposite bank
⭐ 岸壁 [がんぺき] #33,604
quay
傲岸不遜 [ごうがんふそん] #33,830
haughty arrogance
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