Chinese Word: 岸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

岸HSK 5

Pinyin: àn

English Definition: bank; shore; beach; coast; Classifiers: 个

Chinese Definition:
①水边的陆地：河岸。上岸。两岸。
②高大：伟岸(魁伟，高直)。魁岸。
③高傲：岸忽(傲慢)。傲岸。
④头饰高戴，前额外露：岸帻(把头巾掀起露出前额，表示态度洒脱，不拘束)。
⑤古同“犴”，乡间牢狱。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 山

Ideographic:A mountain 山 cliff 厂; 干 provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 山 [ shān ] mountain, hill, peak
- ⿸ Surround from upper left
  - 厂 [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
  - 干 [ gàn ] arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

Similar Characters: 峁

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两岸HSK 5	liǎng àn	bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland
口岸	kǒu àn	a port for external trade; a trading or transit post on border between countries
海岸	hǎi àn	coastal; seacoast
沿岸	yán àn	coastal area; littoral or riparian
对岸HSK 5	duì àn	opposite bank (of a body of water)

1		yú mín 渔民 bǎ 把 chuán 船 lā 拉 shàng àn 上岸。 The fishermen pulled their boat onto the shore.
2		hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 àn shàng 岸上 wán shuǎ 玩耍。 The children played on the shore.
3		wǒ men 我们 jué dìng 决定 zài 在 mǎ tóu 码头 kào àn 靠岸。 We decided to dock at the pier.
4		zhè jiā 这家 jiǔ diàn 酒店 wèi yú 位于 hé àn 河岸 biān 边。 The hotel is located along the riverbank.
5		tā 他 zhàn 站 zài 在 àn shàng 岸上 guān chá 观察 hé liú 河流。 He stood on the bank observing the river.

1		yú mín 渔民 bǎ 把 chuán 船 lā 拉 shàng àn 上岸。 The fishermen pulled their boat onto the shore.
2		hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 àn shàng 岸上 wán shuǎ 玩耍。 The children played on the shore.
3		wǒ men 我们 jué dìng 决定 zài 在 mǎ tóu 码头 kào àn 靠岸。 We decided to dock at the pier.
4		zhè jiā 这家 jiǔ diàn 酒店 wèi yú 位于 hé àn 河岸 biān 边。 The hotel is located along the riverbank.
5		tā 他 zhàn 站 zài 在 àn shàng 岸上 guān chá 观察 hé liú 河流。 He stood on the bank observing the river.