沿 沿 yan2
along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge

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radical
strokes after radical 5
边沿 邊沿 bian1 yan2
edge; fringe

床沿 床沿 chuang2 yan2
bedside

历史沿革 歷史沿革 li4 shi3 yan2 ge2
historical development; background

马路沿儿 馬路沿兒 ma3 lu4 yan2 er5
roadside; edge of the road

帽沿 帽沿 mao4 yan2
variant of 帽檐

前沿 前沿 qian2 yan2
front-line; forward position; outpost; extending ahead; frontier (of science, technology etc)

相沿成习 相沿成習 xiang1 yan2 cheng2 xi2
well established; accepted as a result of long usage

沿岸 沿岸 yan2 an4
coastal area; littoral or riparian

沿岸地区 沿岸地區 yan2 an4 di4 qu1
coastal area

沿边 沿邊 yan2 bian1
close to the border; along the border

沿边儿 沿邊兒 yan2 bian1 er5
to trim (border with braid, tape etc)

沿儿 沿兒 yan2 er5
edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿)

沿革 沿革 yan2 ge2
evolution of sth over time; course of development; history

沿海 沿海 yan2 hai3
coastal

沿海地区 沿海地區 yan2 hai3 di4 qu1
coastland; coastal areas

沿海州 沿海州 yan2 hai3 zhou1
coastal region; refers to Russian far east Primorsky Krai

沿河土家族自治县 沿河土家族自治縣 yan2 he2 tu3 jia1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区, Guizhou

沿河县 沿河縣 yan2 he2 xian4
Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区, Guizhou

沿洄 沿洄 yan2 hui2
to go with the stream

沿江 沿江 yan2 jiang1
along the river; the region around the river

沿例 沿例 yan2 li4
following the model; according to precedent

沿路 沿路 yan2 lu4
along the way; the duration of a journey

沿滩 沿灘 yan2 tan1
Yantan district of Zigong city 自貢市|自贡市, Sichuan

沿滩区 沿灘區 yan2 tan1 qu1
Yantan district of Zigong city 自貢市|自贡市, Sichuan

沿条儿 沿條兒 yan2 tiao2 er5
tape seam (in dressmaking); tape trim

沿途 沿途 yan2 tu2
along the sides of the road; by the wayside

沿袭 沿襲 yan2 xi2
to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)

沿线 沿線 yan2 xian4
along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line

沿用 沿用 yan2 yong4
to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage

沿着 沿著 yan2 zhe5
to go along; to follow