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àn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
àn | an4
English translation
variant of àn [àn]
beach, coast, shore

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About àn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

àn

Contains the radical

Shān

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A mountain  Shān cliff  hǎn gān provides the pronunciation

Etymology of àn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

Shān 厂干

Explanation

The Shān (mountain) and hǎn (cliff) components hint at the landscape-related meaning. gān represents the sound.

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Example sentences using àn

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小山 Xiàng 海岸 hǎi àn xià xié .

The hills subsided toward the shore.

gāi 遗址 yí zhǐ 位于 wèiyú Dōng 辽河 Liáo Hé 沿岸 yán àn ,面积 miànjī 2万余平方米 píng fāng mǐ .

The site, distributed over 2000 m 2, is situated by the Dong Liao River.

平壤 Píng rǎng 周五 Zhōu wǔ zài Dōng 海岸 hǎi àn Zēng 发射 fāshè le Méi 短程 duǎn chéng 导弹 dǎodàn .

On Friday, Pyongyang also fired a short - range missile off its east coast.

jiù zài 汉考克 de 团队 tuán duì zài Dōng 海岸 hǎi àn 开展 kāizhǎn 工作 gōngzuò de 时候 shíhou .

While Hancock and his team work on the east coast.

湖面如镜,岸上 àn shàng de 树木 shù mù 照得 zhào dé 清清楚楚.

The water of the lake mirrored all the trees on the bank.

Words with àn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
海岸 hǎi àn coastal海岸 hǎi àn
两岸 liǎng àn bilateral兩岸
àn bank àn
岸边 àn biān shore岸邊
口岸 kǒu àn a port for external trade口岸 kǒu àn
上岸 shàng àn to go ashore上岸 shàng àn
海岸线 hǎi àn xiàn coastline海岸線
沿岸 yán àn coastal area沿岸 yán àn
对岸 duì àn opposite bank (of a body of water)對岸
岸上 àn shàng ashore岸上 àn shàng
靠岸 kào àn landfall靠岸 kào àn
彼岸 bǐ àn the other shore彼岸 bǐ àn
河岸 hé àn riverside河岸 hé àn
南岸 Nán àn Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan南岸 Nán àn
离岸 lí àn offshore離岸
岸然 àn rán solemn岸然 àn rán
堤岸 dī àn bank堤岸 dī àn
伟岸 wěi àn imposing偉岸
江岸 Jiāng àn Jiang'an district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市 Wǔ hàn shì [Wǔ​hàn​shì], Hubei江岸 Jiāng àn
南岸区 Nán àn qū Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan南岸區

àn Decomposition & Compounds

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àn Decomposition

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àn Compounds

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