bīn

riverside

Depicts a person standing () on the shore wading () in shallow water.

Components
涉 iconic component

  Iconic component

shè

  

wade

頁 iconic component

  Iconic component

xié

  

(head), page

Depicts a head on top of a person.

Evolution

瀕 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
瀕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瀕 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
瀕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

bīn

approach, be on verge of; near; to approach; to border on

Most common words with 瀕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

濒临

on the edge of

濒危

endangered (species)

濒死

nearing death

near

濒于

near to