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暗
àn
1. dark
2. gloomy
3. hidden
4. secret
5. muddled
6. obscure
7. in the dark
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

暗
àn
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
HSK 5 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

幽暗
yōuàn
gloom
昏暗
hūnàn
dusky
晦暗
huìàn
dark and gloomy
暗中
ànzhōng
in the dark
暗井
ànjǐng
blind shaft
暗伤
ànshāng
internal (invisible) injury (damage)
暗合
ànhé
to agree implicitly
暗喜
ànxǐ
hidden smile
暗喻
ànyù
metaphor
暗器
ànqì
concealed weapon
暗地
àndì
secretly
暗堡
ànbǎo
bunker
暗娼
ànchāng
unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
暗室
ànshì
darkroom
暗害
ànhài
to kill secretly
暗影
ànyǐng
shadow
暗想
ànxiǎng
think to oneself
暗恋
ànliàn
to be secretly in love with
暗指
ànzhǐ
to hint at
暗探
àntàn
secret agent

Alternate Entries

暗
àn
variant of [[暗<àn>]]
HSK 5
暗
àn
to close (a door) / to eclipse / muddled / stupid / ignorant / variant of [[暗<àn>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
828
Word Frequency Rank
1,703 of 84,292

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