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3.

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案

安ān · peace

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4.

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5.

How to Use 案

Legal case

Refers to a legal matter or the act of reporting a case.

案件 • àn jiàn • legal case • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 案

答案 • dá àn • answer

HSK 4

dá答

àn案

7.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

zhì制

dìng定

yí

Information

Pinyinàn

Meaningdesk, table; legal case, record

Strokes10

Radical木

Traditional案

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Frequency#888

Zhuyinㄢˋ

UnicodeU+6848

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安ān · peace

+木mù · tree

àn案

jiàn件

legal case

案例 • àn lì • case; example of • HSK 6

HSK 6

àn案

lì例

case; example of

报案 • bào àn • Report the case • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bào报

àn案

Report the case

Plan or design

Refers to a scheme, pattern, or draft.

方案 • fāng àn • scheme; plan; programme • HSK 5

HSK 5

fāng方

àn案

scheme; plan; programme

图案 • tú àn • pattern; design • HSK 6

HSK 6

tú图

àn案

pattern; design

草案 • cǎo àn • draft; ground plan • HSK 6

HSK 6

cǎo草

àn案

draft; ground plan

answer

档案 • dàng àn • files; archives; record

HSK 6

dàng档

àn案

files; archives; record

个案 • gè àn • Case

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gè个

àn案

Case

破案 • pò àn • solve a case

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pò破

àn案

solve a case

立案 • lì àn • file a case

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lì立

àn案

file a case

一

gè个

xīn新

fāng方

àn案

。

We need to develop a new plan.

Qǐng请

bǎ把

shì试

juàn卷

shàng上

de的

dá答

àn案

xiě写

zài在

dá答

tí题

zhǐ纸

shàng上

。

Please write the answers from the test paper on the answer sheet.

qǐng请

bǎ把

zhè这

xiē些

wén文

jiàn件

fàng放

rù入

dàng档

àn案

guì柜

。

Please put these documents in the filing cabinet.

zhè这

ge个

àn案

jiàn件

zhèng正

zài在

diào调

chá查

zhōng中

。

This case is under investigation.

zhè这

chǎng场

cǎn惨

àn案

tí提

xǐng醒

wǒ我

men们

yào要

zhēn珍

xī惜

hé和

píng平

。

This tragic incident reminds us to cherish peace.

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Characters pronounced "an".

胺ànamine
鞍ānsaddle; any saddle-shaped object
鹌ānquail; Coturnix coturnix
庵ānBuddhist monastery or nunnery
氨ānammonia; hydrogen nitride
黯àndark, black; sullen, dreary

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "木".

榻tàcot, couch, bed
桦huàtype of birch
桓huánvariety of tree; surname
札zháletter, note; correspondence
楞léngused for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
榷quèfootbridge; toll, levy; monopoly

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