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谙 (ān): To know well — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 谙

深谙 • shēn ān • to have a deep understanding of; to be thoroughly familiar with

shēn深

ān谙

to have a deep understanding of; to be thoroughly familiar with

谙熟 • ān shú • to be thoroughly familiar with; to know well (literary register)

ān谙

shú熟

to be thoroughly familiar with; to know well (literary register)

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Example Sentences

tā他

bù不

ān谙

shuǐ水

xìng性

，

bù不

gǎn敢

xià下

hé河

yóu游

yǒng泳

。

He is not familiar with swimming and dares not go into the river to swim.

tā她

ān谙

shú熟

dāng当

dì地

de的

fēng风

sú俗

zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

jiàng匠

rén人

ān谙

liàn练

mù木

gōng

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Pinyinān

Meaningto know well; to be thoroughly familiar with (often used in literary or formal contexts)

Strokes11

Radical讠

Traditional諳

Structure—

Frequency—

Zhuyin—

UnicodeU+8C19

Cangjie—

。

She is thoroughly familiar with local customs.

工

jì技

yì艺

。

This old craftsman is highly skilled in woodworking techniques.

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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 "讠".

谕yùproclaim, instruct; edict
诏zhàodecree, proclaim; imperial decree
谏jiànremonstrate, admonish
诅zǔcurse; swear, pledge
谗chánslander, defame, misrepresent
讫qìfinish; conclude, stop; exhaust

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