Chinese symbol for “coastal”
沿海
yán hǎi
coastal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for coastal is 沿海 (yán hǎi), defined as: coastal.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “coastal”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海岸 | hǎi àn | coastal; seacoast |
| 滨海 (濱海) | bīn hǎi | coastal; bordering the sea |
| 濒海 (瀕海) | bīn hǎi | coastal; bordering the sea |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 沿海.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沿岸 | yán àn | coastal area; littoral or riparian |
| 沿着 (沿著) | yán zhe | to go along; to follow |
| 沿用 | yán yòng | to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before |
| 沿线 (沿線) | yán xiàn | along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line |
| 沿革 | yán gé | evolution of sth over time; course of development |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas; abroad |
| 海军 (海軍) | hǎi jūn | navy |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean |
See also: Japanese symbol for “coastal”.
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.