yán

沿

to follow a course, to go along

HSK 3.0 · 6

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沿着 yán zhe to go along; to follow HSK 6

沿海 yán hǎi coastal HSK 6

前沿 qián yán front-line; forward position HSK 7–9

沿途 yán tú along the sides of the road; by the wayside HSK 7–9

沿岸 yán àn coastal area; littoral or riparian HSK 7–9

沿线 yán xiàn along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line HSK 7–9

Pictophonetic: water

Same radical 氵

méi 没 xǐ 洗 kě 渴 mǎn 满 hǎi 海 yóu 油 liú 流 hé 河

Same sound

yǎn 眼 yǎn 演 yān 烟 yán 严 yán 盐 yàn 咽 yán 延 yān 淹

Also HSK 6

yǔ 与 yú 于 la 啦 rú 如 tóng 同 zuò 作 lìng 另 ma 嘛