沿

沿
yán = y + an2
along / to follow (a line, tradition etc) / to carry on / to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) / border / edge
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How to pronounce 沿

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

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沿 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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= ji + Ø1
small table
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= ji + Ø1
almost
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= ji + Ø3
how much / how many / several / a few
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 沿 as component

沿 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 沿

to go along / to follow
front-line / forward position / outpost / extending ahead / frontier (of science, technology etc)
along the sides of the road / by the wayside

Sentences with 沿

沿 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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沿
yán

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

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