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The character 岸, meaning "bank" or "shore", is structured with 山 (mountain) above 干 (dry), a composition that conceptually points to an elevated, dry land form adjacent to water. Etymologically, 干 likely functioned as a phonetic component while also contributing to the sense of dryness associated with such terrain. Its primary meaning has always been related to the land bordering rivers or seas, but from this concrete sense, it developed extended meanings such as "lofty" or "proud", evident in literary compounds like 傲岸, which draw upon the imposing height of a shore.
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这条河岸很长。
我们站在陡峭的岸边。
对岸的风景很美丽。
小船缓缓靠向彼岸。
沿着海岸线开车很惬意。
他的态度始终高岸自持。
救援队终于抵达了遥远的彼岸。
在人生的此岸遥望彼岸，感慨万千。