Chinese Character 沿 Meanings and components.

Form

沿

Meaning

沿 meaning[3] in English

Along.

To Follow (A Line, Tradition Etc).

To Carry On.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 沿 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'water' radical in … (氵) , and (㕣)

Its radical[1] is: 水 (shui3) which means: Surname Shui, .水shui3surname Shui

In cangjie it is written with EHNR

How to write 沿

To write沿yan2along you should write a combination of 氵shui5'water' radical … , 㕣yan3 arranged in a 吅 shape:

氵 + 㕣 = 沿

沿 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 沿 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 沿, looks as follow:

沿
Pinyin:yan2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Along . To Follow (A Line, Tradition Etc) . To Carry On . To Trim (A Border With Braid, Tape Etc) . Border . Edge
氵
Pinyin:shui5
Meaning[3]: 'Water' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 85), Occurring In 没, 法, 流 Etc . See Also 三點水|三点水[San1 Dian3 Shui3]
㕣
Pinyin:yan3 Shape:吕
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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