TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
岸
ㄢˋ · àn
noun — bank, shore (the high edge where land meets water)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
厂義a cliff face
Igān → àn — the g- worn off the front
A cliff (厂) under high ground (山): the steep bank where the river ends. 干 gān carries the sound, its g- worn off to àn. From the high riverbank, every shore: 河岸、海岸、上岸.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
山腳的崖（厂）直落水面，腳尖站在最高的一道邊上。
The cliff (厂) below the mountain drops straight to the water; you stand on its highest edge.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)河岸、岸邊— riverbank, shore常用
→海岸— seacoast
→上岸— to go ashore
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension