沿革

evolution of sth over time / course of development / history

Characters and words in 沿革

yán = y + an2

along / to follow (a line, tradition etc) / to carry on / to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) / border / edge

沿 = 氵 + 几 + 口 : Maud Younger (y) hides a huge mandarin (口) under a table (几) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She doesn't want anyone to touch it, so she marks the border (沿) of the forbidden zone using water bottles (氵).

gé = g + e2

animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office)

革 = 廿 + 中 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cow's hide.

Guy Fawkes (g) arrived at the entrance to the elevator (e2) to visit this year's darts grand finale. He is standing right next to the dart board (中) and cheers for his favourite player using a self-made drum. The drum consists of a flower pot (廿) over which Guy stretched a cow's hide (革). He is beating his drum using a flute (一).

Words with 沿革

historical development / background

Sentences with 沿革

沿革 currently does not appear in any sentence.