沿

The character "沿" has 8 strokes. "沿" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "沿" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "沿" are "yán" . View the stroke order of "沿">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "沿"

v.: run down the stream; follow (a tradition, pattern, etc); trim/hem/border (with ribbon, tape, etc)

prep.: along

n.: edge; border; brim; rim

• along : prep. & adv.沿着；顺着；循；延伸；带来；与…一起；在…期间；进展
• edge : n.边；边线；边界；边缘；刀口；刃；锋；优势；锋利；尖锐
• border : n.边界；边境；国界；花边；饰边；（Border）人名：鲍代尔
• brim : n.帽边；帽檐；边
• rim : n.边；缘；边缘

Form words with "沿"

锅沿 edge of a pan

沿褶痕裁纸 cut paper along a fold

沿皱痕裁纸 cut paper along a fold

沿曲线平稳上升 rise in a steady curve

在裙带上沿一道边儿 trim the waistband

Example phrases using "沿"

• 将军把他的军队沿铁路作纵深配置。

  The general disposed his troops in depth along the railway line.

• 急流沿山坡而下，冲刷出一条水沟。

  The torrents scoured a channel down the hillside.

• 成群的示威者沿大街游行。

  The crowds of demonstrators marched down the main street.

• 这条船沿长江向上游行驶。

  The ship sailed up the Yangtze River.

• 标枪在空中沿曲线运动。

  The javelin curved through the air.

• 沿公路栽了两行树。

  Two rows of trees are planted along the highway.

• 他们沿沙坡下滑。

  They were coasting down the sand slope.

• 水力断裂通常预计会沿纵面扩展。

  A hydraulic fracture is generally expected to propagate in a vertical plane.

• 他们没能沿狭窄的河口继续前进。

  They failed to make any progress up the narrow estuary.

• 他沿直角方向一直爬行到小路边。

  He crawled on a heading of 90 degrees until he came to the track.