案(àn)

HSK 410 strokes

(legal) case

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Character information

Pinyin
àn
Meaning
(legal) case; incident; record; file; table
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 案 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱安木

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 安 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

安ān木mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 案 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 案

Common words using 案 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tú图àn案
HSK 4

design; pattern

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gè个àn案
HSK 7-9

individual case; special case

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fú伏àn案

to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)

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zuò作àn案

to commit a crime

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bù不xìn信rèn任àn案

no-confidence motion

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xiū修zhèng正àn案

amendment

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jiǎ假àn案

fabricated legal case

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bèi备àn案

to put on record

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图个伏作不信任修

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