| 沿 | 983A05 63A.40-4 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄧㄢˊ [yan2] (*ㄧㄢˋ [yan4] ). [Related緣 93B.02] | ||
| N. | (1) ([yan2er0], [yan2zi0]) Border (of dress, quilts, territory). (2) (*[yan4]) (Coll.) 河沿 river bank; 邊沿 edge, border of anything. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To follow (street, river, customs, tradition): 沿街叫賣 to peddle s.t. in the streets; 沿河而上 follow the river up; 相沿成習 (a practice) has come down from the past and become customary; 沿襲，沿革，沿用 [yan2xi2], [yan2ge2], [yan2yong4]↓. (2) (Tailoring) to fringe, furnish with border: 沿條兒，沿邊兒 [yan2tiao2er0], [yan2biaer0]↓. | |||||
| Prep. | Along (road, stream, shore): 沿道，沿路，沿途 [yan2dao4], [yan2lu4], [yan2tu2]↓; 沿著河邊走 go along the river bank. | |||||
| Words | 1. 沿岸 [yan2an4], adv., along the shore. 2. 沿邊兒 [yan2biaer0], n., braid (of dress); border piece of quilts. 3. 沿道（兒） [yan2dao4]([er0]), adv., all along the road, see [yan2lu4]([er0])↓. 4. 沿革 [yan2ge2], n., the history and development (of a district, customs, institutions). 5. 沿例 [yan2li4], adv., according to precedents, old rules. 6. 沿路（兒） [yan2lu4]([er0]), adv., along the road, on the roadside. 7. 沿門 [yan2men2], phr., 沿門托缽 (of monks) beg for alms from house to house. 8. 沿襲 [yan2xi2], v.t. & n., to follow (old customs). 9. 沿條兒 [yan2tiao2er0], n., a braid or tape for joining parts of dress. 10. 沿途 [yan2tu2], adv., see [yan2lu4]([er0])↑. 11. 沿用 [yan2yong4], v.t., continue to use (old terms, etc.). | |||||