yán
follow a course
Components
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
yán
follow a course, go along; along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
Most common words with 沿
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
along | ||
to go along | ||
front-line | ||
by the wayside | ||
coastal area |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*lon | ywen | yán | go along (a river); follow |
Statistics
HSK level 6
Appears in 10.4117% of movies
2022nd most common character in movies
1182nd most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 8 |
Unicode | U+6CBF |
Shuowen | “沿，緣水而下也。从水，聲。《春秋傳》曰：‘王沿夏。’” |
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