案
(legal) case; incident; record; file; table
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #600 U+6848
How 案 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “wood”) + 安 (phonetic, ān)
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:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |