Usage of the character 沿
yán
沿
[沿]
- along
- to follow (a line, tradition etc)
- to carry on
- to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
- border
- edge
yántú
沿途
[沿途]
- along the sides of the road
- by the wayside
yánjiāng
沿江
[沿江]
- along the river
- the region around the river
màoyán
帽沿
[帽沿]
- variant of 帽檐 (màoyán)
yánzhe
沿着
[沿著]
- to go along
- to follow
yányòng
沿用
[沿用]
- to continue to use (old methods)
- to apply as before
- according to usage
chuángyán
床沿
[床沿]
- bedside
yán'àn
沿岸
[沿岸]
- coastal area
- littoral or riparian
yánxiàn
沿线
[沿線]
- along the line (e.g. railway)
- the region near the line
biānyán
边沿
[邊沿]
- edge
- fringe
Yántān
沿滩
[沿灘]
- Yantan District of Zigong City 自貢市／自贡市 ( Zìgòng Shì), Sichuan
yánxí
沿袭
[沿襲]
- to carry on as before
- to follow (an old custom etc)
yánhuí
沿洄
[沿洄]
- to go with the stream
yánlù
沿路
[沿路]
- along the way; on the way
- area beside a road
yángé
沿革
[沿革]
- evolution of sth over time
- course of development
- history
yánhǎi
沿海
[沿海]
- coastal
yánlì
沿例
[沿例]
- following the model
- according to precedent
qiányán
前沿
[前沿]
- (military) forward position
- frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
yánbiān
沿边
[沿邊]
- close to the border
- along the border
yánr
沿儿
[沿兒]
- edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒／马路沿儿)
Yánhé Xiàn
沿河县
[沿河縣]
- Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tongrén Shì), Guizhou
yánbiānr
沿边儿
[沿邊兒]
- to trim (border with braid, tape etc)
yánhǎizhōu
沿海州
[沿海州]
- coastal region
- refers to Russian far east Primorsky Krai
yántiáor
沿条儿
[沿條兒]
- tape seam (in dressmaking)
- tape trim
Yántān Qū
沿滩区
[沿灘區]
- Yantan District of Zigong City 自貢市／自贡市 ( Zìgòng Shì), Sichuan
yánhǎidìqū
沿海地区
[沿海地區]
- coastland
- coastal areas
xiāngyánchéngxí
相沿成习
[相沿成習]
- well established
- accepted as a result of long usage
yán'àndìqū
沿岸地区
[沿岸地區]
- coastal area
mǎlùyánr
马路沿儿
[馬路沿兒]
- roadside
- edge of the road
lìshǐyángé
历史沿革
[歷史沿革]
- historical development
- background
Yánhé Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn
沿河土家族自治县
[沿河土家族自治縣]
- Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tongrén Shì), Guizhou