懂中文 Dong Chinese

涯

yá

shore

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

water

厓 sound component

厓  Sound component

yá

  

precipice

Evolution

涯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
涯 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
涯 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

涯  

yá

shore, bank, water's edge; border; horizon; shore

Most common words with 涯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

生涯

career

天涯

a faraway place

天涯海角

the ends of the earth

涯

border

浪迹天涯

to travel the world