靠岸 Traditional form: 靠岸 Pinyin (reading): kào'àn Definitions: (of a boat) to reach the shore to pull toward shore close to shore landfall Characters: 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust 岸 - beach, coast, shore Traditional characters: 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust 岸 - beach, coast, shore