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案
àn
1. (legal) case
2. incident
3. record
4. file
5. table
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

案
àn
file, legal case; bench, table
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

发案
fāàn
occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act)
翻案
fānàn
to reverse a verdict
涉案
shèàn
(person) involved in (the case)
病案
bìngàn
medical record
立案
lìàn
to register (to an official organism)
罪案
zuìàn
a criminal case
案发
ànfā
to investigate a crime on the spot
法案
fǎàn
bill
条案
tiáoàn
long narrow table
疑案
yíàn
a doubtful case
积案
jīàn
long pending case
档案
dàngàn
file
HSK 6
结案
jiéàn
to conclude a case
归案
guīàn
to bring to justice
伏案
fúàn
lit. to be bent over one's desk (studying or writing)
案文
ànwén
text
备案
bèiàn
to put on record
另案
lìngàn
another case (in law)
案验
ànyàn
investigate the evidence of a case
案首
ànshǒu
candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
517
Word Frequency Rank
956 of 84,292

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