岸 (àn): bank, shore, beach, coast
岸 (àn) is a Chinese character meaning “bank.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 山 (structural). It ranks #971 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 岸 a mountain 山 cliff 厂; 干 provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 山 (shān, mountain), 岁 (suì, years old), 岗 (gǎng, (bound form) hillock).
Definitions
- bank
- shore
- beach
- coast
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA mountain 山 cliff 厂; 干 provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱山⿸厂干 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 岸
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岸边 | àn biān | shore |
| 海岸线 | hǎi àn xiàn | coastline |
| 对岸 | duì àn | opposite bank (of a body of water) |
| 岸上 | àn shàng | ashore |
| 靠岸 | kào àn | (of a boat) to reach the shore |
| 上岸 | shàng àn | to go ashore |
| 河岸 | hé àn | riverside |
| 离岸 | lí àn | offshore |
| 沿岸 | yán àn | coastal area |
| 岸然 | àn rán | solemn |
| 彼岸 | bǐ àn | the other shore |
| 堤岸 | dī àn | embankment |
| 左岸 | zuǒ àn | Left Bank (in Paris) |
| 口岸 | kǒu àn | a port for external trade |
| 象牙海岸 | xiàng yá hǎi àn | Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw) |
岸 appears in 48 compound words: 8 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 31 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 岸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves
the "Gold Coast" of China; China's prosperous coastal provinces; Hong Kong Gold Coast
mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and/or Macau combined; three places across the Taiwan Strait
to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves
the "Gold Coast" of China; China's prosperous coastal provinces; Hong Kong Gold Coast
mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and/or Macau combined; three places across the Taiwan Strait
Example Sentences
岸字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
àn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "岸" is written is quite unique and left a deep impression on me.
新闻眼/向对岸释善意?希望总统不是“战术性撤退”
xīn wén yǎn xiàng duì àn shì shàn yì ? xī wàng zǒng tǒng bù shì zhàn shù xìng chè tuì
News Eye/Goodwill to the other side? Hope the president is not a "tactical retreat"
赖总统台商团拜“口气变了” 称对岸中国大陆
lài zǒng tǒng tái shāng tuán bài kǒu qì biàn le chèn duì àn zhōng guó dà lù
President Lai's Taiwanese businessmen "changed their tone" and called the Chinese mainland on the other side
故障频出 黄金海岸大学停用头皮冷却设备
gù zhàng pín chū huáng jīn hǎi àn dà xué tíng yòng tóu pí lěng què shè bèi
Frequent breakdowns Gold Coast University stops scalp cooling equipment
看两岸》前国大代表张继悦长沙故居焕新
kàn liǎng àn qián guó dà dài biǎo zhāng jì yuè cháng shā gù jū huàn xīn
Look at the two sides of the strait" Former National Congress deputy Zhang Jiyue's former residence in Changsha has been renewed
...hone了?专家指苹果算力、制造太依赖两岸:决策近乎失职
. . . h o n e le ? zhuān jiā zhǐ píng guǒ suàn lì , zhì zào tài yī lài liǎng àn : jué cè jìn hū shī zhí
... Hone? Experts point out that Apple's computing power and manufacturing are too dependent on both sides of the strait: decision-making is almost derelict
因为暴雨，河水暴涨漫过河岸。
Yīnwèi bàoyǔ, héshuǐ bàozhǎng màn guo hé'àn.
Due to the rainstorm, the river water surged over the river banks.
我们沿着湖岸散步。
Wǒmen yánzhe hú àn sànbù.
We walk along the lakeside.
那小镇离岸边有两英里。
Nà xiǎozhèn lí'àn biān yǒu liǎng Yīnglǐ.
The town is two miles away from the coast.
他们沿着非洲西岸航行了。
Tāmen yánzhe Fēizhōu xī àn hángxíng le.
They sailed along the west coast of Africa.
Character Family
山 Radical Family — Characters sharing the mountain radical
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