# 沿 run parallel to

(waterleft) + 八 (eight) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
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8 strokes
BOOBOO: This doesn't mean parallel lines, which are 平行(へいこう).

## Onyomi

EN | I ENJOY walking on the road parallel to the river.

## Mnemonic

| The mouths of eight thirsty people are lined up in parallel on the water's edge.

## Kunyomi

( に ) そ*う | run parallel to, like a trail parallel to the edge of a lake, or a line of houses running alongside the train tracks. ★★☆☆☆
( xxxに ) そ＊って ( YYY ) | (a more figurative idiom): in accordance with XXX, we will do YYY. NP ★☆☆☆☆

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
浴 | bathe | PEAKED ROOF |
沿 | run parallel to | NO ROOF |

So you bathe under a PEAKED ROOF for privacy.

Outdoors (i.e. where there is NO ROOF), you run parallel to the river.