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Characters, words, pinyin or English

岸 àn beach

beach; coast; shore; bank

How to remember 岸: 山 mountain + 厂 factory + 干 do = beach. From the mountain path the hikers climb down past an old factory to some sand, and with nothing else to do, call it a beach and swim.

  • HSK 6
  • 8 strokes
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Component breakdown

岸 = 山 mountain + 厈

  • 山 mountain
  • 厈
    • 厂 factory
    • 干 do
The Gushi story

From the mountain path the hikers climb down past an old factory to some sand, and with nothing else to do, call it a beach and swim.

How it is used

  • The bank/shore (of water) - 河岸 (hé'àn) riverbank, 海岸 (hǎi'àn) coast, 上岸 (shàng'àn) go ashore, 对岸 (duì'àn) the opposite bank.
  • 两岸 (liǎng'àn) commonly means both sides of the Taiwan Strait (mainland & Taiwan): 两岸关系 (liǎng'àn guānxì).
  • 岸 is the land edge; contrast 滩 (tān, beach/shoal).

Words with 岸

Example sentences

  • 两岸是否会统一呢？ Liǎng'Àn shìfǒu huì tǒngyī ne?Will the mainland and Taiwan be reunified?
  • 这座大桥连接起两岸的交通。 Zhèi zuò dàqiáo liánjiē qǐ Liǎng'àn de jiāotōng.This bridge links traffic from both sides.