沿

  • 1180th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
沿
No glyph available
3Graphical
沿
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (yan2)along • following (a line)
2. yàn (yan4)riverside (often with 兒|儿 erhua)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

沿着 (沿著)
沿途 

Uncommon

前沿 
沿岸 
沿江 
沿海 
沿线 (沿線)
沿路 

RareShow 21

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.