岸

àn

noun HSK 5 #7,827

Meanings

山 (mountain) on top + 厂 + 干 — high ground by the water’s edge

Chuán kào àn le.

The boat reached the shore.

Hé àn shàng zhòng mǎn le liǔshù.

The riverbank is lined with willow trees.

Wǒmen zhàn zài àn biān kàn rìluò.

We stood on the shore watching the sunset.

usage

Common compounds: 河岸 (riverbank), 海岸 (coast), 岸边 (shore side), 两岸 (both banks / both sides of the Taiwan Strait).

culture

两岸 (liǎng àn, 'both shores') is a political term referring to mainland China and Taiwan — the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

岸 àn