Components
jī small table
kǒu mouth
Notes
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Historical Evolution
沿
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
沿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
沿 [yán]
along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (47)
沿着 [yánzhe] #4,044
to go along
沿着 [yánzhe] #4,044
to go along
前沿 [qiányán] #19,348
front-line
沿途 [yántú] #20,234
along the sides of the road
沿岸 [yán'àn] #20,553
coastal area
沿用 [yányòng] #34,794
to continue to use (old methods)
沿海地区 [yánhǎidìqū] #13,285
coastland
沿海地区 [yánhǎidìqū] #13,285
coastland
沿海 [yánhǎi] #25,777
coastal
沿袭 [yánxí] #55,296
to carry on as before
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JAPANESE WORDS (34)
に沿って [にそって] #6,351
along
⭐ 沿い [ぞい] #7,320
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.)
⭐ 沿う [そう] #7,736
to run along
⭐ 川沿い [かわぞい] #18,262
along the river
⭐ 沿岸 [えんがん] #21,212
coast
海沿い [うみぞい] #23,877
seaside
期待に沿う [きたいにそう] #31,521
to live up to (one's) expectations
⭐ 沿道 [えんどう] #35,209
roadside
道沿い [みちぞい] #38,167
along the road
壁沿い [かべぞい] #43,348
along the wall
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KOREAN WORDS (4)