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案

(legal) case; incident; record; file; table

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How 案 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 (semantic, “wood”) + 安 (phonetic, ān)

components: 安 木

How to remember it

case · Heisig RSH #214

安 peaceful + 木 tree

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 安

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 安 (ān) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
安 sound component ān peaceful, tranquil, quiet
按 àn to check, to control, to push, to restrain
氨 ān ammonia
胺 àn amine
鞍 ān saddle
铵 ǎn ammonium
桉 ān eucalyptus

Words containing 案

WordPinyinMeaning
行动方案 xíng dòng fāng àn program of action
权利法案 quán lì fǎ àn bill of rights
案子 àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job
案头 àn tóu on one's desk
提案人 tí àn rén proposer
公案 gōng àn judge's desk; complex legal case; contentious issue; koan (Zen Buddhism)
案发 àn fā (of a crime) to occur; (old) (of a crime) to be discovered; to investigate a crime on the …
发案 fā àn occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act); to take place; to occur; to …
山案座 Shān àn zuò Mensa (constellation)
不信任案 bù xìn rèn àn no-confidence motion
案发现场 àn fā xiàn chǎng crime scene
法案 fǎ àn bill; proposed law
文案 wén àn (newspapers etc) copy; copywriter; (office etc) paperwork; (old) secretary; clerk
案文 àn wén text
案语 àn yǔ variant of 按語|按语[an4 yu3]
德雷福斯案件 Dé léi fú sī àn jiàn Dreyfus affair 1894-1906, notorious political scandal in France case involving antisemitis…
杀人案 shā rén àn murder case; homicide case
重案 zhòng àn major case; serious crime
病案 bìng àn medical record
定案 dìng àn to reach a verdict; to conclude a judgment