沿	983A05   63A.40-4	部居	畫數  8	ㄧㄢˊ [yan2]  (*ㄧㄢˋ [yan4] ). [Related 緣 93B.02]
N	(1)  ([yan2er0], [yan2zi0]) Border (of dress, quilts, territory). (2)  (*[yan4]) (Coll.) 河沿 river bank; 邊沿 edge, border of anything.
V	(1)  To follow (street, river, customs, tradition): 沿街叫賣 to peddle s.t. in the streets; 沿河而上 follow the river up; 相沿成習 (a practice) has come down from the past and become customary; 沿襲，沿革，沿用 [yan2xi2], [yan2ge2], [yan2yong4]↓. (2)  (Tailoring) to fringe, furnish with border: 沿條兒，沿邊兒 [yan2tiao2er0], [yan2biaer0]↓.
Prep	Along (road, stream, shore): 沿道，沿路，沿途 [yan2dao4], [yan2lu4], [yan2tu2]↓; 沿著河邊走 go along the river bank.
Words	1.沿岸 [yan2an4], adv., along the shore.  2.沿邊兒 [yan2biaer0], n., braid (of dress); border piece of quilts.  3.沿道（兒） [yan2dao4]([er0]), adv., all along the road, see [yan2lu4]([er0])↓.  4.沿革 [yan2ge2], n., the history and development (of a district, customs, institutions).  5.沿例 [yan2li4], adv., according to precedents, old rules.  6.沿路（兒） [yan2lu4]([er0]), adv., along the road, on the roadside.  7.沿門 [yan2men2], phr., 沿門托缽 (of monks) beg for alms from house to house.  8.沿襲 [yan2xi2], v.t. & n., to follow (old customs).  9.沿條兒 [yan2tiao2er0], n., a braid or tape for joining parts of dress.  10.沿途 [yan2tu2], adv., see [yan2lu4]([er0])↑.  11.沿用 [yan2yong4], v.t., continue to use (old terms, etc.).