沿海
Old HSK 6
沿海 (yánhǎi) · coastal
沿海 (yánhǎi) means “coastal; along the coast”. It is written with 2 characters: 沿 (to follow a course) + 海 (sea). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 沿海 is built
The characters
沿 yán · to follow a course
What 沿 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
海 hǎi · sea
What 海 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 每měi — each
- 母mǔ — mother
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 每 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
沿海城市经济比较发达。Yánhǎi chéngshì jīngjì bǐjiào fādá.Coastal cities are relatively developed economically.
他住在东南沿海。Tā zhùzài dōngnán yánhǎi.He lives on the southeast coast.
Questions about 沿海
What does 沿海 mean?
沿海 (yánhǎi) means “coastal; along the coast”.
How do you pronounce 沿海?
沿海 is pronounced yánhǎi.
Which HSK level is 沿海?
沿海 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 海边hǎibiānseaside
- 海关hǎiguāncustoms
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 海鲜hǎixiānseafood
- 海洋hǎiyángocean
- 海拔hǎibáaltitude
- 海滨hǎibīnseaside
- 海hǎisea
Learn 沿海 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 210: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.