岸
àn
bank; shore; beach; coast
mountain (山) + cliff (厂) + dry land (干) = shore
Picture a cliff face (厂) rising from the mountain (山) above dry land (干) where the water ends — that boundary is the shore. The three components together paint the edge where land asserts itself over water.
孩子们站在河岸边看鱼。
hái zi men zhàn zài hé àn biān kàn yú。
The children stood on the riverbank watching fish.
船慢慢靠近了对岸。
chuán màn màn kào jìn le duì àn。
The boat slowly approached the opposite shore.
Words with 岸
两岸
liǎng àn
bilateral
彼岸
bǐ àn
the other shore
登岸
dēng àn
to go ashore
通商口岸
tōng shāng kǒu àn
treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers
道貌岸然
dào mào àn rán
sanctimonious
隔岸观火
gé àn guān huǒ
to watch the fires burning across the river
离岸价
lí àn jià
free on board (FOB) (transportation)
离岸
lí àn
offshore
驳岸
bó àn
a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment
高岸
gāo àn
in grand style
高岸深谷
gāo àn shēn gǔ
high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location
黄金海岸
huáng jīn hǎi àn
name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)