懂中文 Dong Chinese

岸

àn

shore, bank

Phonosemantic compound. The 山 (mountain) and 厂 (cliff) components hint at the landscape-related meaning. 干 represents the sound.

Components
山 meaning component

山  Meaning component

shān

  

mountain

厂 sound,meaning component

厂  Sound Meaning component

hǎn, chǎng

  

cliff, (roof)

干 sound component

干  Sound component

gān, gàn

  

interfere

Evolution

岸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
岸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

岸  

àn

bank, shore; beach, coast; bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:個|个[gè]

岸 (㟁) 

àn

variant of 岸[àn]

Most common words with 岸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

海岸

coastal

两岸

bilateral

岸

bank

岸边

shore

口岸

a port for external trade