案
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àn · file, legal case

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 案

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ànWords pronounced àn
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Example sentences

Notice where 案 sits in each complete thought.

Kàn kàn wǒ de dá àn shì bu shì duì de.看看我的答案是不是對的。

See if my answer is correct.

Source: Tatoeba #346193 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā pī zhǔn le wǒ de fāng àn.她批准了我的方案。

She approved of my plan.

Source: Tatoeba #1516247 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ céng shì yì zōng sī fǎ àn jiàn de zhèng rén?你曾是一宗司法案件的证人?

Have you ever served as a witness in a court case?

Source: Tatoeba #1284197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng nǐ de dá àn shì duì de.我想你的答案是對的。

I think your answer is correct.

Source: Tatoeba #346176 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de dá àn shì cuò de.你的答案是错的。

Your answer is wrong.

Source: Tatoeba #512186 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng wǒ zhǎo dào dá àn le.我想我找到答案了。

I think I've found the answer.

Source: Tatoeba #5624911 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 案 in context

  1. Say àn, then recall the core meaning: file, legal case.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 答案 (dá àn), meaning “answer”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 案 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.