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岸 (àn): shore, coast, bank

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HSK 6noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: shore, coast, bank
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 6
Strokes: 8
Radical: 山
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

bank
shore
beach
coast
variant of 岸[an4]

Chinese explanation

指水边的陆地，如河岸、海岸
也比喻立场或态度，如靠岸、上岸。

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