| yán | along/following (a line) |
| yàn | riverside (often with 兒|儿 erhua) |
| 沿 | along following (a line) |
| 沿例 | following the model according to precedent |
| 沿儿 | edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿) |
| 沿口瓦 | a gutter tile |
| 沿岸 | coastal area littoral or riparian |
| 沿岸国家 | riparian state; riparian countries |
| 沿岸地区 | coastal area |
| 沿岸航行 | coasting; cabotage 2.to coast |
| 沿条儿 | tape seam (in dressmaking) tape trim |
| 沿江 | along the river the region around the river |
| 沿河 | along the river |
| 沿河县 | Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区 |
| 沿河土家族自治县 | Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区 |
| 沿河而上 | to follow the river up |
| 沿洄 | to go with the stream |
| 沿海 | coastal |
| 沿海国家 | a coastal state; a coast country; a littoral state |
| 沿海地区 | coastland coastal areas |
| 沿海城市 | a coastal city; a sea-coast town |
| 沿海客轮 | a coastwise passenger ship |