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沿

Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yán, yǎn
Cantonese: jyun4
JapaneseKun: SOU
JapaneseOn: EN
Korean: YEN
Vietnamese: duyên

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: follow a course, go along

CE-Dict: riverside (often with 兒|儿 erhua)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the edge of sth.; the brim
yan
ㄧㄢ@
1.along
2.to follow; to go along
3.to hand down; to continue
4.successive; continuous

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: along; edge; follow; trim

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: along; edge; follow; border

湘雅醫學專業詞典: porch

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《水部》沿 緣水而下也。从水㕣聲。《春秋傳》曰:「王沿夏。」

康熙字典文字版 【巳集上】【水字部】 沿
【唐韻】與專切【集韻】【韻會】余專切,𠀤音鉛。【說文】沿,緣水而下也。【書·禹貢】沿于江海。【傳】順流而下曰沿。 又循也。【禮·樂記】禮樂之情同,故明王以相沿也。【註】沿猶因述也。【疏】謂因而更攺也。 又【集韻】沇,古作〈氵㕣〉,卽沿字。註詳四畫。俗作㳂。
考證:〔【樂記】禮樂之情,故明王以相沿也。〕 謹照原文情下增同字。

CF-Dict: le long de/suivant/bord/suivre/longer

Han-De-Dict: Flussufer (u.E.) (S)