Chinese symbol for “ashore”
岸上
àn shàng
ashore; on the riverbank
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ashore is 岸上 (àn shàng), defined as: ashore; on the riverbank.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 岸上.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 两岸 (兩岸) | liǎng àn | bilateral; both shores |
| 海岸 | hǎi àn | coastal; seacoast |
| 沿岸 | yán àn | coastal area; littoral or riparian |
| 口岸 | kǒu àn | a port for external trade; a trading or transit post on border between countries |
| 上岸 | shàng àn | to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admit |
| 对岸 (對岸) | duì àn | opposite bank (of a body of water) |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.