河岸 meaning in English

hé'àn

riverside; river bank

16 strokes

Meaning of 河岸

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hé'àn
  1. riverside
  2. river bank

河岸 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

因yīn为wèi暴bào雨yǔ,河hé水shuǐ暴bào涨zhǎng漫màn过guò河hé岸àn。
Due to the rainstorm, the river water surged over the river banks.
部bù落luò成chéng员yuán沿yán着zhe河hé岸àn定dìng居jū了le。
Members of that tribe settled along the river.

Stroke order for each character

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河 hé · river · 8 strokes

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岸 àn · bank · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 河岸.

岸上àn shangashore; on the riverbank
两岸liǎng'ànbilateral; both shores
海岸hǎi'àncoastal; seacoast
河流héliúriver
运河yùnhécanal
沿岸yán'àncoastal area; littoral or riparian
河畔hépànriverside; river plain
河边hébiānriver bank
爱河àihéthe river of love; a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism)
上岸shàng'ànto go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period o
冰河bīnghéglacier
岸边ànbiānshore

Questions about 河岸

What does 河岸 mean?

河岸 (hé'àn) means "riverside; river bank".

How do you write 河岸?

河岸 is made of 2 characters: 河 (8 strokes), 岸 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.