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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)

伏案
fúàn
lit. to be bent over one's desk (studying or writing)
作案
zuòàn
to commit a crime
个案
gèàn
a case
假案
jiǎàn
fabricated legal case
备案
bèiàn
to put on record
公案
gōngàn
judge's desk
冤案
yuānàn
miscarriage of justice
刑案
xíngàn
criminal case
到案
dàoàn
to make an appearance in court
另案
lìngàn
another case (in law)
命案
mìngàn
fatal case (legal, criminal, medical etc)
图案
túàn
design
HSK 6
报案
bàoàn
to report a case to the authorities
定案
dìngàn
to reach a verdict
专案
zhuānàn
special case for investigation
对案
duìàn
counter-proposal
几案
jīàn
table
弊案
bìàn
scandal
惨案
cǎnàn
massacre
悬案
xuánàn
unresolved question

Metadata

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

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